For Christmas and New Year Cheese, my favourite food group…….and, what would Christmas be without a cheeseboard. I make it my duty to serve cheese at any time of the day (or night), whether it be festive or not, and even after a frugal bowl of soup for a light lunch, I try to serve a…
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Mini Cheese Scones with Creamy Peppadew Spread
Perfect for Festive Canapés! It’s PARTY time, for most of us, whether it be the ubiquitous “Office Party” where photocopy machines are often abused and misused, or school and house parties; it’s that time of year when after a famine of social events, I rarely have an evening free now! With only 8 days to…
Bubble and Squeak with Peppadew Peppers
A Leftovers Legend! Today’s recipe for Bubble and Squeak with Peppadew Peppers is a Leftovers Legend! Bubble and Squeak is a British institution and is never more popular than on Boxing Day and after any other big celebratory meals, as well as Sunday lunch. Basically, for those of you who don’t know, it’s a pan-fried hash of…
Mini Bruschetta with Peppadew Pepper Spread
For Christmas Canapés and Buffets Following on from my last Peppadew Pepper recipe for Festive Roast Pumpkin and Peppadew Pepper Lasagne, today’s recipe for Mini Bruschetta with Peppadew Pepper Spread is another fabulous idea using Peppadew peppers that is perfect for Christmas and the New Year, as well as any celebratory gathering or party. I always have…
Bramley Apple and Pork Tenderloin in Cream Sauce
With Bramley Apples and #LoveBramley Regular readers will know of my love for Bramley Apples, as a cook and recipe developer, I think they are the best apples for cooking – for taste and texture. So, when Bramley Apples UK contacted me recently as asked if I would like to be part of a new campaign…
Celebration Raspberry and Almond Trifle
Cooking with a2Milk at Taste of London Trifle, that most quintessential of British desserts, layers of fluffy cream, dreamy custard, sherry soaked cake, fresh berries and tangy jelly, all bound together in one large bowl of deliciousness. Always seen on the Christmas Tea Table, as well as other celebratory occasions throughout the year. But what…
Stir-Up Sunday Christmas Pudding & Silver Sixpence
Making my Christmas Pudding with The Royal Mint Last Sunday the 22nd November was Stir-Up Sunday, traditionally the day that all organised cooks and housewives made their Christmas puddings…….I was planning to make mine on the day too, but as it happened, I was in London cooking at the Taste of London Winter Festival, so,…
Gluten Free Fruit, Sausage & Herb Stuffing Loaf
Perfect for Christmas Day! With Christmas only five weeks away now, I know, it’s frightening isn’t it, today’s recipe is very timely, and more to the point, it’s a much healthier recipe for a celebratory Gluten Free Fruit, Sausage & Herb Stuffing Loaf. People with gluten intolerance sometimes miss out on the big day, and stuffing is…
Feeling Fibrant! Apple & Oat Breakfast Muffins
Healthy Apple & Oat Breakfast Muffins As we slide into November, it’s important that we still follow the principals of what Cholesterol awareness messages we learnt throughout October……Quaker Oats is encouraging consumers to increase the amount of soluble fibre in their diets as it has been linked to lowering cholesterol. The #FeelingFibrant campaign aims to…
Christmas Morning Breakfast Bake
Christmas Morning Breakfast Bake £50 Waitrose Voucher Giveaway In just under a week, Taste of London: The Festive Edition will open its doors and I am delighted to tell all my readers that I will be there, demonstrating some recipes I have developed with Great British Chefs and a2Milk. Today’s recipe for Christmas Morning Breakfast Bake is one…
Get Ready for Stir-Up Sunday with The Royal Mint
Claim your FREE Sixpence! I am delighted to tell all my readers that I have teamed up with The Royal Mint this year in order to try to re-establish the age-old tradition of Stir-Up Sunday. I am also thrilled to be able to share The Royal Mint’s recipe for a traditional Christmas Pudding, which you can all make…
Hot Buttered Spiced Cider with Manuka Honey
The Rowse Honey Campaign for Real Manuka I’ve been a Manuka Honey user for many years now, as have my parents; my dad has it in place of sugar in his early morning cup of tea and mum uses it in baking and cooking as well as a sweetener for porridge and pancakes. Manuka honey…
Autumn Still-Life & Shooting Party Chutney (Green Tomato Chutney)
Autumn in Still-Life: Bringing the Autumn Garden into your Home…… A Vintage Recipe: Shooting Party Chutney I am not a lover of contrived arrangements, I prefer to admire my flowers in the garden and not in the vase, although, I do appreciate bouquets of flowers when given to me, what woman doesn’t! But, I do…
A Simple Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs on Oatcakes
A Simple Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs on Oatcakes with Chives & Cherry Tomatoes Welcome to my first recipe as Nairn’s new ambassador! For those who know me really well, it will be no surprise that I am working in partnership with Nairns, as I am a big fan of all things oaty, and especially oatcakes. Over…
Autumn Harvest Treat: Beetroot Flapjacks
Autumn Harvest Treat: Beetroot Flapjacks Welcome to my fourth and final guest post, today we have my good friend Choclette, from Tin and Thyme taking over Lavender and Lovage with her rather special recipe, a real autumn treat, for Beetroot Flapjacks. Choclette is better known to some of you for her blog Chocolate Log Blog,…
