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• White Bean Turkey Chili

  

  Oh boy are we ever having some tumultuous weather here in the UK at the moment. The temperatures are positively frigid and a lot of our country has been under... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cheese and Bacon Scones

  

  I don't think I have ever met a scone that I did not fall in love with. Sweet or savoury, they all hit the spot with me. People tend to think that scones and... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Scalloped Chicken Supreme

  

  I cooked a roast chicken at the weekend. We love roast chicken in this house. You can't beat it. With a roast chicken you always get at least three meals from... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Curried Cauliflower Soup

  

  I allowed myself to be tempted into buying a huge bag of cauliflower florets the last time I was at Costco. (I also bought a huge bag of broccoli!) There are... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sweet Potato, Broccoli & Cheese Bake

  

  I have always loved potatoes. They have long been my favourite vegetable. As a type 2 Diabetic however, these days they are more than often off my menu. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Monkey Face Cookies

  

  This happens to be one of our favourite cookies and I can't believe I have never showed it to you before today! I went to bake them this morning, and was lookin... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Malvern Apple Pudding

  

  I decided to spoil Todd yesterday and made him a Malvern Apple Pudding. This is an old, old recipe which I got from a small booklet entitled Favourite... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Sauced Salmon Cakes

  

  These salmon cakes are one of our absolute favourite suppers. They are very quick and simple to make and don't use anything out of the ordinary. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich

  

  I have always loved sandwiches. Put a tasty filling between two pieces of bread and I am all over it like a rash. I am like my Aunt Freda in that respect. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Winter Vegetable Gratin

  

  Oh, how I do love Gratins . . . who wouldn't with their creamy well flavoured base . . . spread out in shallow dishes to maximize all of the golden deliciousnes... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tuna, Cheese & Corn Dinner Pie

  

  This is an old, old, OLD recipe that I cut out of a Reader's Digest magazine a bazillion years ago. Its from Pillsbury flour. There are a whole variety of... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tomato & Rice Soup

  

  I think if I were to have to pick a favourite kind of soup for myself out of all the soups, tomato soup would be right up there near the top. I adore soup, and ... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Banana, Rum, Date and Walnut Tea Loaf

  

  What would we do without over-ripe bananas to use? I don't know. I have a hard time keeping them in the house long enough for them to get ripe enough to bake... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

  

  I am an oatmeal cookie afficionado. I have never met an oatmeal cookie that I didn't like, including these cookies that I am showing you here today. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Curried Chicken Casserole

  

  You are absolutely going to love this fantastic dish I am showing you today. It has been taken from my Big Blue Binder, and it is easy to make and very, very... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Beef & Vegetable Soup

  

  I have read a lot lately about the photographic "value" of brown foods in the blogosphere. I read a column recently in the Guardian in which Nigella Lawson... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

  

  I've always been totally fascinated by the alchemy of cooking and baking . . . it's all so very magical to me. I sometimes find myself sitting and wondering .... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Dijon Garlic & Herb Pork Fillet

  

  I love Pork Tenderloin. Over here it is called Pork Fillet and it is the most tender cut of pork. It is probably the porcine equivalent of a filet mignon . . .... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Guilt Free Chicken Strips & Sweet Potato Fries

  

  One thing I have always been rather fond of when we eat out at a fast food place are the chicken fingers/strips. At McDonalds you can get the with your choice o... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Ginger Dunkers

  

  The Toddster loves a good dunker. What is a dunker you ask? Its quite simply a biscuit that you want to dunk into your tea or your coffee. (In our case herbal... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES