This recipe for Hoisin Chicken and Pepper Stir-Fry is easy to make and would be perfect for a Friday night “Fake Away”. Adjust the fresh veggies to what you have to hand and what is in season. Friday Night “Fake Away” It’s Friday, the end of the working week for most people, and even…
Confetti “Funfetti” Chiffon Cake for Easter Sunday Tea
A Spring & Summer Celebration Cake Confetti “Funfetti” Chiffon Cake for Easter Sunday Tea – This delightful rainbow speckled cake looks bright and cheerful, is fun and tastes delicious! But, what’s in a name? Well, after some research, I discovered that these pretty and very colourful cakes were the invention of the Pillsbury Company, who introduced…
Brioches à Tête for a Lazy Weekend Brunch or Breakfast
French Baking Classics When I am in France, there is nothing more I enjoy for breakfast than a lovely light, flaky croissant or a pain au chocolat, dunked in coffee of course, as is the French way! But, my favourite “Viennoiserie” pastries, or should I says bread buns, are brioche; any kind of brioche is welcome on…
Higgledy Piggledy Higgidy Pies!
National Pie Week 2017 higgledy-piggledy ADVERB & ADJECTIVE In confusion or disorder, untidy Synonyms: disordered, disorderly, untidy, disorganised, messy, chaotic, jumbled, muddled, confused, unsystematic, irregular, cluttered, littered Origin: Late 16th century: rhyming jingle, probably with reference to the irregular herding together of pigs. Higgledy Piggledy Higgidy Pies! It’s National Pie Week and I’ve been testing…
A Year of Awards, Travel & Recipes
Ring out wild bells to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring…
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…
Moelleux aux Groseilles (Redcurrant Cake)
Summer Soft Fruit Sensations We have had a seismic few days since the EU referendum on the 23rd June, and as I’m not in the habit of making political statements on Lavender and Lovage, I won’t be saying anything other than I needed to bake over the weekend to cheer myself up! The weekend felt…
The New Orleans Muffuletta Sandwich
For British Sandwich Week with The Caravan Trail I love a good sarnie (sandwich) and when well made with quality ingredients and home-made bread, a sandwich can rival any sit-down main meal, hands down. I’ve shared many a great sandwich recipe on Lavender and Lovage, from the ubiquitous Egg and Cress sandwich beloved of British afternoon…
Giveaway: Win 2 x Beach Break Breakfast Sets
With The Caravan Trail As part of my collaboration with Churchill China and The Caravan Trail, I am delighted to offer a fabulous giveaway for TWO x Beach Break Breakfast Sets RRP: £32:00 The Prize comprises: 1 x Darmouth Mug 1 x Sidmouth Mug 2 x Beach Break tea Plates 1 x Beach Break Tea…
Buttermilk Chive Waffles with Turkey & Cheesy Poached Eggs
For Good Friday and International Waffle Day Today is Good Friday, the start of Easter weekend, and a day of reflection; it’s the day that Jesus was crucified, and not a day for chocolate eggs, they follow on Easter Sunday, but it’s a day of church services and culinary moderation. I never normally serve meat…
