with OXO Good Grips 3 Blade Spiralizer Yes, I know, I know, they are everywhere, spiralized veggies that is, and I have dabbled with spiralized vegetables before, with several bowls of courgetti making an appearance on the Lavender and Lovage table, but today’s recipe for Butternut Squash Spaghetti with Peppers, Shallots and Pine Nuts has…
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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….
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…
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”…
Vietnamese Rainbow Vegetable Summer Rolls
with Florette Salad I’m really rather pleased with today’s recipe for Vietnamese Rainbow Vegetable Summer Rolls; ever since I saw these colourful rolls in Pinterest and other social media platforms, I’ve been wanting to make them and devise my own version. Today’s recipe is super easy, and also vegetarian, but you can add cooked meat such…
Egg Hoppers for Breakfast
Traditional Sri Lankan Cuisine Egg Hoppers for Breakfast……these are what I enjoyed on my first morning in Sri Lanka just a few weeks ago; I wandered across to a small serving area in the hotel restaurant, where a traditional sari-clad lady was wielding small pans whilst pouring, ladling and cracking eggs – set in front of…
Mixed Bean Shakshuka for Meat Free Monday
5:2 Diet and Weight Watchers Friendly “Shakshouka or shakshuka (Arabic: شكشوكة; Hebrew: שקשוקה ) is a dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, chilli peppers, and onions, often spiced with cumin. It is a staple dish throughout North Africa and the Levant, and its origin is unknown. Shakshouka is similar to the Turkish dish menemen, and the…
A Classic Greek Salad Recipe
The Secret Recipe Club In preparation for an upcoming trip to Astypalaia, a small Greek island in the Aegean sea, it seemed only right to make a Greek Salad to accompany the moussaka I made for friends who came over for dinner the other night. I love a classic Greek Salad, or Shepherd’s Salad (Çoban Salatası)…
Postcards from Beguiling Sri Lanka & Pol Sambol
A Quick “Teaser” Snapshot of this Magical Country “āyubūvan” The flight was long, but comfortable, and a three-hour stop over in Mumbia offered an opportunity to meet my fellow travellers who were on the same press trip to Sri Lanka with me just two weeks ago; a snapshot of the country’s food and people was…
Beremeal Parsley Scones with Seaweed Salt & Black Pepper
Beremeal from Barony Mill, Birsay, Orkney I love baking, it’s my favourite way to de-stress as well as putting home-made treats on the family tea time table; and, as well as baking, I am very keen to try new (or in this case, ancient) ingredients in my test kitchen – it stems from my very nomadic…
Davidstow Festive Cheeseboard Challenge & Spiced Fig Jam
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…
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…
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…
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…
