SPAM® Appreciation Week & a Giveaway There’s a lot of food snobbery about tinned (canned) meat, and people can get quite sniffy about it; but, most tinned meats are usually much higher in meat content than ready meals and fast food, and I think they get a bad rap. SPAM® is one such tinned meat that…
Christmas
Going Bananas: Banana Bread Cake with Buttercream
Plus LOTS of Banana Bread, Banana Cake and Banana Muffin Recipes! Today, I am literally going bananas, as I try to cope with 2 kilos of varying degrees of very ripe (and black) bananas that my husband “forgot” to eat or use whilst I was away! Enter today’s recipe for Banana Bread Cake with Buttercream, which is…
Frosted Ginger Cake with Crystallised Ginger
For the Winter Tea Time Table There is nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned ginger cake, gingerbread loaf or even parkin, but, sometimes you just need to raise the game when baking a classic cake, and today’s recipe for Frosted Ginger Cake with Crystallised Ginger does just that. As a big fan of ginger, a ginger…
“Snowy Day” Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup
Perfect for 5:2 Fast Day and Weight Watchers Hot on the heels of my last “healthy” new year recipe for 5:2 Diet & WW Chicken Mergeuz Meatballs, which has proved to be very popular, is my latest creation,“Snowy Day” Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup. Today’s recipe was made yesterday, for a cold and snowy day here in…
Cardamom, Honey and Lemon Madeleines
Perfect Christmas Baking for Gifts or the Tea Time Table! I always associate cardamom with Scandinavian baking as well as Christmas……so today’s recipe comes just in time for the festive period, and these delightfully aromatic Cardamom, Honey and Lemon Madeleines would be perfect for the Christmas tea time table, OR as a gift for family or…
Christmas in a Jar – Pickled Shallots
Pickled Shallots with Mixed Peppercorns and Star Anise in Cider Apple Vinegar Today’s recipe is truly Christmas in a Jar – this recipe for Pickled Shallots with Mixed Peppercorns and Star Anise in Cider Apple Vinegar, is my latest preserves creation and is perfect for the festive cheeseboard, or as a gift for friends and family….
“Tear & Share” Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls
A Country Recipe: Winter Salad (Pickle)
English Heirloom Recipe Today’s recipe for “A Country Recipe: Winter Salad (Pickle)” is a bit of a Blue Peter recipe, as here’s one I made earlier! I made a batch of this delicious pickle just over 6 weeks ago, using some of the green tomatoes in the garden, the ones that were never going to ripen….
Twice Baked Cheese & Chive Breakfast Soufflés
#EggCentric Recipe Today’s recipe for Twice Baked Cheese & Chive Breakfast Soufflés is the last in my series of #EggCentric recipes, that I have been developing with British Lion Eggs and The British Egg Information Service; twice baked soufflés have been around for some time now, and I think we can credit Delia Smith with the idea…
Cheesy Welsh Rarebit Bubble & Squeak Cakes
Cheese for Tea! Cheese for Tea? Yes please! All my close family and friends will know that I am an avid lover of cheese and I have NEVER met a cheese I didn’t like! So, when the lovely people at Wyke Farms contacted me to ask if I’d like to create and share a recipe…
Overnight Sage & Sausage Breakfast-Supper Bake
with Debbie & Andrew’s for British Sausage Week Warm greetings from me after a three-week break – for those who follow me on my social media channels, you will know that I have been in Canada, Yorkshire and Germany over the last few weeks, travelling with limited mobile signal and access to reliable WiFi. My…
Grana Padano Chicken & Artichoke Gratin
Autumn Comfort Food My third and final bespoke recipe in collaboration with Grana Padano is a fabulous Autumn supper dish for the whole family, Grana Padano Chicken & Artichoke Gratin; this easy to prepare dish has a tasty crusty crumb topping with lots of grated Grana Padano cheese and is perfect when served with steamed seasonal veggies…
Duck Egg Victoria Sponge Cake
The Caravan Trail A Victoria sponge cake (or Victoria Sandwich) is a tea time classic and is one of my favourite cakes; the recipe has royal provenance with the original recipe being attributed to Queen Victoria and her love for a “plain sponge cake”. The stalwart of all WI Cake tents, as well as being…
Gluten Free Crustless Quiche Lorraine
#EggCentric Recipe The ubiquitous “Quiche” has wormed its way into the English language as a generic type of egg and cheese filling, which is baked in a pastry case, a kind of flan or tart as we used to call them when I was growing up, which is a shame for the authentic “Quiche Lorraine”…
Summer French Cheese Cake Tower
For Weddings and Celebration Dinners As my friends and family will know, and regular readers of Lavender and Lovage too, I am a cheese addict! I love the stuff and have been known to over indulge at certain times of the year……..I have posted cheese board ideas here over the years too, with all kinds…
