Day Five on the Advent Calendar: Mini Cheese, Cranberry and Walnut Scones Recipe Day Five on the Advent Calendar: 5th December: Today is day five on the Lavender and Lovage Advent Calendar and what an appropriate window to open, and find a nutcracker, as my recipe today is Mini Cheese, Cranberry and Walnut Scones. I have to admit…
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Kenwood Christmas Menu: “All the Trimmings” Spiced Red Cabbage with Apples Recipe
Kenwood Christmas Menu: “All the Trimmings” Spiced Red Cabbage with Apples Recipe Day Three on the Advent Calendar: 3rd December: I can’t believe it is already the 3rd of December, and week three of the Kenwood Christmas Menu; this exciting challenge sees myself and four other food bloggers, Beth, Sian, Becs and Eliza, bake and…
Win a £50 Fish Voucher! Fresh Scottish Fish and Festive Fish Tagine Recipe
Win a £50 Fish Voucher! Fresh Scottish Fish and Festive Fish Tagine Recipe Regular readers will know that I am an avid supporter of British products and ingredients, as well as traditional British feasts and festivals, and FISH! I am proud to be part of the Fish Fanatics scheme, which is run by Fish is the Dish on behalf…
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe I love these biscuits (cookies), they are a real blast from the past and I have fond memories of them from my childhood – making these oaty morsels with my grandmother and my mum. These are not to be confused with Leicestershire Bosworth…
Brilliant British Bakeware: Chicken & Leek Patchwork Pie, Mince Pies and Mincemeat Recipes
Brilliant British Bakeware: Chicken & Leek Patchwork Pie, Mince Pies and Mincemeat Recipes I know I am always banging on about British ingredients and products on my blog, but, it’s important to me that I try to fly the flag for all things British, especially in these austere times when buying British may help keep companies afloat…
A Tea Time Treat Review: St Kew Teacup Basket Hamper from Lakeland and a Cake Recipe!
A Tea Time Treat Review: St Kew Teacup Basket Hamper from Lakeland and a Cake Recipe! What a wonderful surprise I had a few weeks ago, a package arrived from Lakeland for me – a bog box, and when I opened it, there inside was my dream hamper, a tea time hamper in the shape of a…
Kenwood Christmas Menu: Sweet Endings with Pomegranates, Pudding and Pavlova
Kenwood Christmas Menu: Sweet Endings with Pomegranates, Pudding and Pavlova As you know from my post last week, I am one of five lucky food writers/bloggers that are participating in the Kenwood Christmas Menu challenge in the run up to Christmas; we were all sent a Kenwood Titanium Chef to help with our preparation for a fabulous…
Stir Up Sunday, Traditions and my Traditional Victorian Christmas Pudding Recipe
Stir Up Sunday, Traditions and my Traditional Victorian Christmas Pudding Recipe Tomorrow is Stir-Up Sunday, as well as St Catherine’s Day, a double celebration; I usually make cattern cakes on St Catherine’s day as is it my Saint’s Day, being a Karen, which is a derivative of Catherine…….however, tomorrow it is all about Christmas puddings, and although…
Elegant Fish on Friday: Easy Smoked Haddock au Gratin Recipe
Elegant Fish on Friday: Easy Smoked Haddock au Gratin Recipe It’s Friday and that can only mean one thing, my weekly Fish on Friday post, and a NEW and very easy recipe, Easy Smoked Haddock and Salmon au Gratin – an elegant and comforting meal that is made with TOP quality Scottish smoked haddock, with thanks to John…
Lincolnshire Plum Bread: A Fabulous Festive Fruit Bread and Random Recipe
Lincolnshire Plum Bread: A Fabulous Festive Fruit Bread and Random Recipe One of the comments I see lots of new bloggers saying over and over again, is how do they get noticed and generate comments as well as engage with the rest of the blogging community on their blogs; well, I felt just the same…
Lazy Blue and White Lunch: Garlic Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables Recipe
Lazy Blue and White Lunch: Garlic Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables Recipe Who can resist a roast chicken for Sunday lunch – a lovely free-range organic bird slowly roasting, releasing its aromatic fragrance throughout the house, sizzling quietly away in the oven whilst a trip to pub is arranged or maybe a brisk walk with…
Kenwood Christmas Menu: Christmas Pudding Chocolate Spread and Spiced Quince & Cranberry Chutney
Kenwood Christmas Menu: Christmas Pudding Chocolate Spread and Spiced Quince & Cranberry Chutney Christmas arrived early last week, a VERY large and VERY heavy parcel was delivered to me, all wrapped in Christmas paper and with a card, just for me, from Kenwood. To say that I was ecstatic would be an understatement, I was very, very…
Festive Fish on Friday: Clementine and Honey Roast Salmon Salad with Wasabi Dressing Recipe
Festive Fish on Friday: Clementine and Honey Roast Salmon Salad with Wasabi Dressing Recipe My Fish on Friday post today is a little festive – I am starting to think of easy and yet spectacular ways to serve salads as part of the Christmas and New Year buffet table, as well as for light, tasty…
Weekly Meal Plan and a Hearty Family Supper Recipe: Sausage and Apple Casserole in Cider
Weekly Meal Plan and a Hearty Family Supper Recipe: Sausage and Apple Casserole in Cider It’s been a funny week, as you all know I was living off WW2 rations last week and I have found it quite hard to get back into the swing of things since then! I enjoyed my week in the Wartime…
A Bonfire Treat! Sticky Yorkshire Ginger Parkin with Quince and Pomegranate Compote
A Bonfire Treat! Sticky Yorkshire Ginger Parkin with Quince and Pomegranate Compote I LOVE sticky ginger parkin, it’s one of my favourite treats at this time of the year, and is JUST perfect for Bonfire night along with treacle toffee aka Tom Trot toffee, tomato soup in cups, chilli, stews, soups and toffee apples…..my recipe…
