A Tasty Store-Cupboard Standby: Low-Calorie Salmon & Herb Fish-Cakes Recipe (285 Calories) I love store-cupboard and leftover recipes, but, I often forget to write them down and many a “thrown together” tasty meal idea has been lost, as it is almost impossible to replicate them again. This was one such recipe, but this time I…
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Tapas Days and Nights: Warm Curly Kale Salad with Almonds, Chorizo and Sherry Dressing
Tapas Days and Nights: Warm Curly Kale Salad with Almonds, Chorizo and Sherry Dressing What a disappointing summer, just as I was getting into the swing of things, getting the sun loungers out, cleaning the barbecue, packing away all of my winter clothes and liberating my t-shirts, we are back to cool, dully and very…
A “Secret” Baked Layer Cake: Scottish Rhubarb & Ginger Crunchy Streusel Cake Recipe
A “Secret” Baked Layer Cake: Scottish Rhubarb & Ginger Crunchy Streusel Cake Recipe The lovely Scottish preserves company Mackays sent me a selection of jams and curds recently with the suggestion that I bake something with them, as part of their #bakingwithmackays challenge, as well as creating a new recipe to be shared on their…
Bacon, Wine and Risotto on a Diet! Easy Baked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto Recipe (5:2 Diet)
Bacon, Wine and Risotto on a Diet! Easy Baked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto Recipe (5:2 Diet) One of the things I miss when I am on a diet is bacon! Oh yes, as well as wine too……and a good few other things such as cheese, bread, pies, cakes and biscuits…..but now, you can have your…
Old Fashioned Roses and an English Garden Salad with Cheese and Eggs
Old Fashioned Roses and an English Garden Salad with Cheese and Eggs Nodding seductively by the gate to the drive, are several beautiful old-fashioned shrub roses, some of them bought and some of them from cuttings by my very green-fingered mum, who simply sticks rose (and other plants) stems into soil and they all take!…
An Afternoon Tea with Buttermilk Scones: Win 12 pieces of Penzance Dinnerware with Churchill!
An Afternoon Tea with Buttermilk Scones: Win 12 pieces of Penzance Dinnerware with Churchill! As many of you might remember I am the official Churchill China Blogger! You can read all about my association with Churchill China in several previous posts here: Mothering Sunday and Blue & White China: Little Victoria Lemon Daisy Cakes Recipe and My…
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner – Sausage Meatballs, Fennel, Strawberry Jelly, Watercress & Scones Recipes
Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for June – Sausage Meatballs, Fennel, Strawberry Jelly, Watercress & Scones Recipes – Core ingredients for JUNE: Sausages, Carrots, Fennel, Watercress, Spring Onions and Strawberries June Menu: Cream of Watercress Soup Cheese and Spring Onion Scones Sausage Meatball and Fennel Bake Little Fresh Strawberry Jellies Welcome to June’s Thrifty and…
Fish on Friday – 5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Smoked Haddock and Spinach Gratin (200 calories)
Fish on Friday – 5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Smoked Haddock and Spinach Gratin (200 calories) I must apologise for my lack of “Fish on Friday” posts lately – I have been out on Fridays a lot recently, and have not been able to develop any new recipes or share them here…….but today, even though…
Divine Dinner Party Classic: Baked Kiwi and Stem Ginger Cheesecake (Recipe)
Divine Dinner Party Classic: Baked Kiwi and Stem Ginger Cheesecake (Recipe) I often have friends over for dinner and although I have a repertoire of fail-safe recipes when it comes to informal gatherings, I like to make something a little different some times, and nearly always based on what I have on my pantry or…
Weekly Meal Plan: 5:2 Recipes and Smoky Mexican Bean Soup (170 Calories a Bowl)
Weekly Meal Plan: 5:2 Recipes and Smoky Mexican Bean Soup (170 Calories a Bowl) I am a day late for my weekly meal plan, but, I still have a plan and a new recipe to share with you today, a delectable Smoky Mexican Bean Soup recipe, which is ONLY 170 calories a bowl – and is…
What’s in a Name? Tiger Bread, Giraffe Bread or Dutch Crunch – Tiger Bread Recipe
What’s in a Name? Tiger Bread, Giraffe Bread or Dutch Crunch – Tiger Bread Recipe – For the well initiated tiger bread fans amongst you, it will be apparent from my photos that my bread was neither stripy (as in tiger bread) or patchwork (as in giraffe bread), it was in fact very pale and mottled, and…
Easy Chinese 5:2 Diet Recipe for National Vegetarian Week: Rainbow Stir-Fry with Quorn
Easy Chinese 5:2 Diet Recipe for National Vegetarian Week: Rainbow Stir-Fry with Quorn With not much time on my hands and with lots of fresh vegetarian ingredients in the fridge for National Vegetarian Week, as well as trying to fit in my two fast days a week for the 5:2 diet, I turned to an…
5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Wild Garlic and Chilli Sweetcorn Fritters (185 Calories)
5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Wild Garlic and Chilli Sweetcorn Fritters (185 Calories) It’s time to go back on the 5:2 diet, after a few weeks of unfettered eating whilst travelling and staying with my parents, I am keen to get back on my two fast days a week. And, I want, or should I…
World Baking Day……Cakes Galore and my Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sandwich Cake
World Baking Day……Cakes Galore and my Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sandwich Cake Are you brave enough to Bake Brave tomorrow, Sunday 19th May 2013? Just ONE more day to go, and you can choose from 100 wonderful cakes to make on the World Baking Day website here: World Baking Day 19th May – The…
The Coffee Challenge with De’Longhi: Italian Coffee Mocha Kisses and Brandy Snaps
The Coffee Challenge with De’Longhi: Italian Coffee Mocha Kisses and Brandy Snaps There is nothing as nice as afternoon tea, unless it happens to be afternoon coffee. I am a bit of a tea and coffee snob, and only drink the best stuff, made in a tea-pot for tea and in a cafetière for coffee. So, when…
