~ A Provence Summer Preserve ~ French Set Apricot and Lavender Jam (Confiture) Heady perfumed lavender fields, rolling hills of thyme and oregano, hot sun, dusty paths, aching backs and grape stained fingers, hawks sitting on hay bales, the distant throb of a tractor, diesel, warm hands and faces, rich pate, crusty bread, herb scented rillettes, metallic…
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Just in time for the BBQ ~ English Lavender Marinade for Beef, Lamb or Chicken
Just in time for the BBQ ~ English Lavender Marinade for Beef, Lamb or Chicken ~ Lavender is a traditional cottage garden plant. Its grey-green spikes of foliage and purple flowers provide colour all year. Since the Middle Ages, the dried flowers have been one of the main ingredients of potpourri. Fresh sprigs are included…
Sun Dappled Summer Days and Lavender Honey Roast Stone Fruits with Vanilla
Sun Dappled Summer Days Lavender Honey Roast Stone Fruits with Vanilla I have been cautious, I have NOT waxed lyrical about sun dappled summer days in the garden, with a hammock slung between two trees for swinging and reading…….no poems about larks or harvest fields have passed my lips or indeed my fingers as they type……I…
Frugal but Comforting Family Fare: Stuffed Tomatoes with Herbs & Oats (Gluten Free)
Frugal but Comforting Family Fare: Stuffed Tomatoes with Herbs & Oats (Gluten Free) This is an old family recipe, one that has been welcome on my table for many years and before that on my mum and grandmother’s table too…..a recipe that is comforting and yet frugal, a recipe that “pads” out the meat but…
Fish on Friday with King Prawns – Chilli Prawn Stir-Fry with Mangoes
Fish on Friday with King Prawns ~ Chilli Prawn Stir-Fry with Mangoes ~ This week’s Fish on Friday post is a little bit special, not that all my previous Fish on Friday posts aren’t special too, but this is an attempt to cheer us all up with an exotic Asian inspired seafood recipe – Chilli Prawn Stir-Fry…
Frolicking Fun and Frivolity with “Whim Wham” ~ A Scottish Regency Trifle
Frolicking Fun and Frivolity with “Whim Wham” ~ A Scottish Regency Trifle ~ Who doesn’t love a bit of frolicking fun and frivolity? Especially when the weather has been dire this summer; so when I received a package of FRESH Scottish raspberries recently, my face LIT up and I immediately started to concoct a divine dessert that had FUN in the title…
French Burgers for Bastille Day! Béarnaise, Blue Cheese and Red Onion Burgers
French Burgers for Bastille Day! Béarnaise, Blue Cheese and Red Onion Burgers Today, the 14th July, is France’s National Day ~ Bastille Day ~ we usually go to watch the fireworks at St Georges de Didonne near Royan; they always have an amazing show right on the beach by the Gironde Estuary, however, I think…
Fish on Friday: Low-Fat Cumin Scented Plaice Goujons with a Panko Crumb
Fish on Friday: Cumin Scented Plaice Goujons with a Panko Crumb Fish on Friday – my regular weekly post to try to encourage you all to EAT fish! And yes, I can share “high faluting” recipes here, and in fact I DO have a couple up my sleeve to share later, but, what I LOVE about fish, and…
Cake Stall Baking ~ Double Chocolate and Summer Berries Truffle Slice
~ Cake Stall Baking ~ Double Chocolate and Summer Berries Truffle Slice I’ve been baking….Cake Stall Baking, baking with chocolate and summer berries, and salted butter, and cocoa…..it’s been a veritable feast of calorie laden ingredients and the kitchen has been infused with a rich chocolatey aroma…..it’s great to break free of calorie counting and diets now…
Scotch Griddle Cakes with Heather Honey for Scotland and Best of British
Scotch Griddle Cakes with Heather Honey for Scotland and Best of British How I LOVE Britain’s diverse and unique cuisine……from John O’ Groats to Land’s End, and in-between of course, we are a nation rich in regional recipes; dishes and ingredients that take advantage of the our farming heritage, as well as the seas that surround our wonderful island…
Low Calorie Vanilla Bean Scones for a Wimbledon Strawberries & Cream Tea
Low Calorie Vanilla Bean Scones for a Wimbledon Strawberries & Cream Tea I swore to myself that I wouldn’t cash in on the “W” word on my blog, and it has been easier enough not to mention it until now…….but now, I find myself with a PERFECT Wimbledon recipe, and it’s gone STRAIGHT in to…
The Long French Lunch and Poulet Nomade ~ Nomad’s Chicken (Herb Poached Chicken in a Jar)
~ The Long French Lunch ~ Poulet Nomade ~ Nomad’s Chicken (Herb Poached Chicken in a Jar) Yes, it’s still raining, even in France where I am now for the summer……each day brings more shades of grey, and different levels of drizzle and dampness…….We’ve had ONE sunny day, when I had the picnic at the bottom…
Pan Bagnat ~ A French Picnic Sandwich for a Summer’s Day Picnic at the Bottom of the Garden!
This recipe for my version of a classic Pan Bagnet includes extra ham and veggies as well as the traditional cheese, tomatoes and olives. The stuffed and pressed whole loaf of bread is ideal for sharing at a picnic on a warm summer’s day! A Summer Garden Picnic Yes, it may be hard to believe,…
Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Tapenade Topped BBQ Cod with Hot New Potato Salad with Mint & Spring Onions
Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Tapenade Topped BBQ Cod with Hot New Potato Salad with Mint & Spring Onions Well, look at this, my regular Fish on Friday post has become a Fish in Saturday post, but, with good reason……I had a few internet problems yesterday and by the time they were all sorted out…
Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sponge Cake for Lavender and Lovage’s 1st Year Blog Birthday!
Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sponge Cake for Lavender and Lovage’s 1st Year Blog Birthday! Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday Lavender and Lovage, Happy Birthday to me! Yes, it’s hard to believe, but the 28th June 2012 is my FIRST year’s birthday as a Blog and a food Blogger……it was a year…
