For Fairtrade Fortnight 29th February to 13th March 2016 Fairtrade Fortnight is just over a week away, and these Spiced Cinnamon and Coffee Buns would be perfect for any breakfasts, office lunch box treats or for afternoon tea. These little buns are made with Fairtrade coffee by Percol as well as Fairtrade brown sugar – they are…
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Pork Sausage, Leek & Apple Pies
Loving sausage recipes from debbie&andrew’s Today is Valentine’s Day, and so today I would like to share a new recipe that was sent to me, along with some very fine sausages, that would just fit the bill for a hearty yet romantic Valentine’s Day dinner. I’ll be sharing my adapted recipe for Pork Sausage, Leek & Apple…
Beremeal, Golden Syrup & Orkney Pancakes
For Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day In two days time, we will all be flipping our way through the day, as we try to use up all the eggs, butter and cream in our larders, in accordance with the old practice to clear all those luxury ingredients in preparation for the start of Lent. Tuesday…
Cappuccino Pancakes with Bananas for Breakfast Week
And for Fairtrade Fortnight This week is Breakfast Week in the UK, and as breakfast is one of my favourite meals of the day, and I DO eat it every day, it only seemed right that I share this recipe for Cappuccino Pancakes with Bananas for Breakfast Week. With the slogan of “Shake up your Wake…
Gold Hill and “Hovis” Granary Bread Loaf
Nostalgia with Flour and Yeast Today’s post is entitled Gold Hill and “Hovis” Granary Bread Loaf, and to those readers who aren’t British, the title may be a bit of a puzzle; what is Hovis bread, and where is Gold Hill and why is it mentioned? Well, Gold Hill is a very steep but beautiful cobbled street…
Coffee Shop Style Banana Bread
Healthy Low-Calorie Recipe for Weight Watchers I bet we’ve all had a bowl of bananas that have just “gone” all of a sudden.……one minute they are pert, bright yellow and slightly green, and suddenly you have a bowl of brown spotted yellow fruit that would rival a Giraffe’s markings. I love bananas and eat one…
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…
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…
Foodie Ontario: Butter Tarts, Peaches & Farm-Gate Markets
Foodie Ontario: Butter Tarts, Peaches & Farm-Gate Markets Part One: Explore Canada – Let me take you on a food journey through Niagara in Ontario, Canada…..Foodie Ontario: Butter Tarts, Peaches & Farm-Gate Markets………….. Hugging the great lakes to the south, the Hudson Bay to the North, whilst also bordering two other Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Quebec, as…
Blackberry Fairy Cake Buns (Muffins)
Blackberry Fairy Cake Buns (Blackberry Muffins) Blackberries or brambles, as we used to call them when I was growing up, are natures way of thanking us at the end of a (hopefully) hot summer; just before the children start back to school, and in a myriad of lanes, back roads, gardens and hedgerows, glossy purple…
Västerbottensost Cheese and a Swedish Midsummer Menu
Västerbottensost Cheese and a Swedish Midsummer Menu Today, the 19th of June, is Swedish Midsummer……it marks the start of the summer holidays for most Swedes, as well as weekend of revelry, with Maypole dancing, singing, picking berries and flowers as well as enjoying food with family and friends, always outside, weather permitting. By way of…
Get Summer Started with a Picnic in your Garden with Lots of Picnic Recipes
Get Summer Started with a Picnic in your Garden with Lots of Picnic Recipes Summer is a time for lazing in the garden, taking trips to the seaside, fishing by languid rivers, barbecuing bangers, enjoying fish and chips on the quayside, late night drinks on the terrace and picnics. I don’t have a favourite season really,…
Holiday Cooking with Ease: France – Provence Beef Casserole
Holiday Cooking with Ease: – France – Provence Beef Casserole Cooking on self-catering holidays can be a strain, after all, it IS a holiday and sometimes cooking in a strange and unfamiliar kitchen (and country) can be difficult. So, when I was asked by HouseTrip to create some recipes that would be suitable for a family…
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…
A Vegetarian Light Lunch: Three Cheese and Swiss Chard Pasta Bake Cake
A Vegetarian Light Lunch: Three Cheese and Swiss Chard Pasta Bake Cake As the mornings get lighter, and my trip down to the hen-house gets earlier, I am want to muse on the changing seasons and the promise of spring; the melodious song of the resident blackbird accompanies me on my walk to the bottom of…