The Lavender and Lovage 2014 Calendar
of
Food, Ingredients and Recipes
A VERY big Happy New Year to all of my readers, and as usual, I would like to share some of my recipes over the last year in a “calendar” format…….here’s to a very happy 2015 and I am wishing you all a healthy, happy and wealthy New Year!
Karen
To access the whole month of recipes, just click on each image……individual “highlighted” recipes are shown underneath.
January:
1. Twelfth Night, Epiphany and Spices! Curried Beef & Apricot Pie with a Salt Glaze Crust Recipe
2. Roasted “Tartan Veggies” with Smoked Sea Salt, Honey and Thyme and other Burns Night Recipes
3. Award Winning Marmalade: Traditional Lemon and Lime Marmalade Recipe
4. Sunday Baking: A Beautiful Easy Quick Bread Recipe – Zuri’s South African Picnic Bread
February:
1. Midweek Slow Cooker Comfort Meal: Polish Sausage and Sauerkraut Casserole with Beer
2. Modern Masala: South African “Street Food” Durban Bunny Chow Recipe
3. Easy Light Lunch for a 5:2 Diet Day: Salmon and Spring Onion Gratins (250 Calories) Recipe
4. Popovers, Puddings and Chocolate! Mixed Berry and Chocolate Popovers Recipe
March:
1. Saturday Breakfast and Brunch Memories: Smoked Salmon “Egg in a Basket” (Egg in a Hole)
2. Chocolate Orange Curd with Godiva Chocolates and Clementines
3. Dublin Coddle and Spuds! BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
4. French Sunday Lunch: Guinea Fowl with Apples, Prunes and Armagnac Mustard Sauce (Pintade aux Prunes)
April:
1. Country House Light Luncheon Recipe: Edwardian Curried Eggs
2. St George’s Day & A Spring Salad Recipe: English Apple and Walnut Salad
3. A BIG Easter Cake! Creme Egg Chocolate Drizzle Cake
4. A Good Friday Pie: Wild Garlic and Blue Wensleydale Tart
May:
1. Dukkah Crusted Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables and a Fresh Mint Dressing
2. Baking Treats for Britain: Rhubarb Crumble Tray-Bake Cake
3. Holiday, Piers and Baking with Mum! Fresh Blueberry Scones Recipe
4. The Red Tractor Hamper Challenge: Oven Baked BBQ Pork Belly Slices
June:
1. Magical Midsummer’s Eve: Elderflower and Strawberry Cordial/Syrup
2. “Arabian Nights” Tabbouleh Salad Recipe
3. The Top Ten Burger Recipes for Father’s Day! PLUS, Suffolk Gold Double Cheese Burger
4. Strawberries & Cream Quick Trifle Pots
July:
1. It’s always Pimm’s O’Clock! Raspberry & Elderflower Pimm’s Cocktail
2. Gluten-Free Veggie Snack: Courgette & Feta Cheese Fritters with Chilli Mint Yogurt Dip
3. Cheese, Spinach and Dill Filo Pie
August:
1. Wild Meadow Flowers, Buttery Brioche & Traditional Greengage Jam Recipe
2. The Great British Bake Off and my Mary Berry Cherry Cake Recipe
3. Baked Jam Doughnut Muffins for The Secret Recipe Club
September:
1. Spiced Oven Poached Plums with Orange, Star Anise and Cinnamon
2. Carrot, Leek and Oat Cheese Muffins
3. Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches with Ham, Eggs and Cheese
4. An Autumn “Summer Pudding” Recipe for Sunday Lunch
October:
1. Bonfire Bangers and Barbecue Bean Casserole for Crocktober
2. The Walnut Tree and Spiced Runner Bean Pickle
3. Sea Salt Chocolate Fudge Brownies with Walnuts
4. Cast Iron Recipes! Cooking with “Le Creuset”: Comfort Chicken Casserole
November:
1. On The Home Front: Original Wartime Recipes from The Great War 1914 to 1918
2. Pear, Walnut & Brown Sugar Cake
3. Edible Gifts for Giving: Spiced Brandy Soused Clementines
4. British Carrots: Sticky Roast Chantenay Carrot Medley with Pomegranate Molasses
December:
1. New Year Cocktails, Mocktails and Christmas Leftovers! Sugar Plum Fairy Cocktail
2. A Small Christmas Dinner: Bacon Wrapped Turkey Breast and Sausage Stuffing Loaf
3. Lussekatter – St Lucia Saffron and Cardamom Sweet Buns for St Lucy’s Day
4. Mini Clementine Jelly Trifles
Tracy K Nixon says
Happy New Yeat to you and your family, Karen! xxx
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Tracy! I hope 2015 is a good year for you too! Karen xxx
Sylvia says
Happy New Year Karen! x
Karen Burns-Booth says
Happy New Year Sylvia xxxx
Janie says
What a scrummy year that was! Wishing you the tastiest 2015 possible Karen, and looking forward to meeting up again soon 🙂
Janie x
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Janie – looking forward to meting up in 2015 too! Karen
KRISTIN FOR TOASTER OVEN PLANET says
What a great year!! You doing lot’f of brilliant job karen! Wish you also Happy New Year!!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Kristin!
NANDITHA @ BEST JUICER CHOICE says
A great year of great recipes! I love your recipes and glad you didn’t quit. Happy New Year!
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Nanditha – I’m not a quitter!!!
I.b says
Un souhait pour la nouvelle année : une traduction française puisqu.il s’agit aussi de cuisine de France.
Merci et cordialement.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Merci a vous! Bonne annee aussi…..je ferai de mon mieux! Karen
Handmade by Lorna says
A great reminder of your fabulous recipes, you take such amazing pictures. Happy New Year to you and yours.
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Lorna! Happy New Year to you too!
Sylvia says
Lots of scrumptious recipes and my favourite is of course – polish cabbage and “kiełbasa” stew 🙂 Happy New Year! x
Karen Burns-Booth says
Thanks Sylvia! Happy New Year to you too! Karen
Glamorous Glutton says
What a fabulous year of utterly delicious recipes Kare. Here’s to another very successful and fun year. GG
Choclette says
What a truly luscious post Karen. Happy New Year and I look forward to seeing many more of your wonderful photographs.