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…
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“Scarborough Fair” Spatchcock Roast Chicken
with Summer Roast Veggies and AEG Today’s recipe just in time for the weekend, is for one of our new favourite meals, “Scarborough Fair” Spatchcock Roast Chicken with Summer Roasted Veggies and all cooked in my new toy, an AEG Oven with Steam Bake; I was sent one of these new ovens a few weeks ago and I…
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…
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…
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 Seasonal Condiment: Autumnal Corn Salsa
A Seasonal Condiment: Autumnal Corn Salsa Welcome to my third guest post, a few close friends have helped me out whilst I am in Canada, and have written bespoke posts and created special recipes for all my readers! Today’s guest writer is none other than my co-host for Tea Time Treats, Janie from the Hedgecombers. Janie…
Tian Provençal (Summer Vegetable Gratin)
Tian Provençal (Summer Vegetable Gratin) I am avid collector of what is commonly known as “Kitchenalia” nowadays; even before I started to use various bits and bobs for my food styling photos, I was always drawn to a dusty flour dredger or a set of teaspoons, as well as anything resembling an old baking tin. For…
A Secret Recipe for Meat-Free Monday: Chole Chaat (Chickpea Curry)
A Secret Recipe for Meat-Free Monday: Chole Chaat (Chickpea Curry) Apart from Fish on Friday, a series of fishy posts on Lavender and Lovage inspired by the historical tradition of eating fish on Fridays, I’m not usually a lover of being “spoon fed” into writing posts (and recipes) based on “blogging dietary days of the…
The Alchemy of Fruit & Sugar: One Punnet Raspberry Jam
The Alchemy of Fruit & Sugar: One Punnet Raspberry Jam There is an alchemy when fruit and sugar are mixed together and boiled; the fruit is preserved, the flavour is intensified and the colour becomes jewel-like and vibrant…….and then in the midst of winter, a jar of ruby-red raspberry jam can be taken down from the…
A Sultry Summer Salad: Heirloom Tomato & Chive Flower Salad
A Sultry Summer Salad: Heirloom Tomato & Chive Flower Salad Summer has definitely arrived now, with long days of sunshine and fluffy white clouds sliding around azure blue skies……meals have been taken outside mostly – the barbecue has been dragged from its winter storage place, with a view to an abundance of al fresco grilling. My…
Rhubarb, Rose & Strawberry Syrup for Cocktails and Cordials
Rhubarb, Rose & Strawberry Syrup for Cocktails and Cordials One of the joys of spring is the promise of rebirth in the garden; apart from the burgeoning buds on all the fruit trees and bushes, the delicate blush blossoms bursting forth under gentle rain and sultry sunshine, there’s more treasure to be discovered, usually under…
Rhubarb & Custard Muffins with Hazelnut Crunch Crumble Topping
Rhubarb & Custard Muffins with Hazelnut Crunch Crumble Topping for The Great British Rhubarb Recipe Round-Up Fish & Chips, Blackberry & Apple, Strawberries & Cream, Sausage & Mash, Steak & Chips, Liver & Onions, Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding and Rhubarb & Custard.…….all of these recipes and ingredients are marriages made in heaven, and of…
Making an Easy Enchilada Sauce in under a Minute! (Easy Enchilada Sauce Recipe)
Making an Easy Enchilada Sauce in under a Minute! (Easy Enchilada Sauce Recipe) Today’s recipe is for Easy Enchilada Sauce – and I’m chuffed to dried chillies with the recipe, as it delivers everything I am looking for in a spicy sauce – it’s easy, quick, tasty and fulfils my desire for Mexican fare! I know…
Seville Orange “Merry” Marmalade
Flowers, Birthdays & Making Merry! Seville Orange “Merry” Marmalade Just a few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be invited to one of Vivien Lloyd’s Marmalade Day workshops at her home in Somerset; as well as attending marmalade day, I was also invited to Viv’s 60th birthday dinner the night before, where all the guests…
Spice Up your New Year 5:2 Diet Weight Loss! Spinach, Lentil & Sweet Potato Curry (244 Calories)
Spice Up your New Year 5:2 Diet Weight Loss Spinach, Lentil & Sweet Potato Curry (244 Calories) With HUGE apologies for my absence, it was a week ago that I last posted a recipe and a review, but, things have been pretty hectic over the last ten days culminating in a nightmare journey back on…
