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• Spicy Chicken Wings & Blue Cheese Dressing

  

  I love chicken wings and I know I am not alone in this. They are always the first thing to disappear on buffet tables, and I know that at the Chinese All You Ca... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tartiflette Toastie

  

  I have another recipe to share with you this morning from Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall, of the River Cottage Fame. I love his recipes almost as much as I love... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Earl Grey Fruited Tea Loaf

  

  My Todd is a very simple man with very simple tastes. There is nothing he loves more than a fruit tea loaf, and this is one of the best. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Jazzie Slices

  

  Do you love Nutella? I love Nutella. Its not something that I indulge in very often, but I always have a jar in the cupboard. I quite like it spread on plain... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sausage Pie

  

  . I can hear you saying, now that sounds a bit unsual! I hope it also sounds tasty!Because it is, very tasty. A delicious crisp and buttery crust filled with a... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Home Cured Bacon Chops

  

  I had never had a bacon chop until I moved over here to the UK. They used to carry them at the butchers down at the Parade of Shops on the other side of our... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• One Pan Pesto Fusilli

  

  In the warmer months, I don't like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, so quick easy and things which don't heat up the whole kitchen are what I cook most... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mother's Creamy Tomato Soup

  

  We are almost into the too hot for soup days, but this past weekend was kind of chilly I thought . . . rainy, windy and with a bit of a cold wind. Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Quick & Easy Cheese Steak Sandwiches

  

  Oh boy, I can't believe how lazy I get sometimes. Yes, even I have days when I can't be asked to cook or I am too busy to cook and those are the days when a... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Kitchen Sink Cookies

  

  I was craving cookies today. I know . . . not supposed to have them. I usually have plain tea biscuit cookies and digestives in the house for those craving... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Orange Muffins

  

  I got a request earlier this week for Orange Muffins and what could I do? I just had to bake some. Not sure if they will please the person who asked for them.... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Grandmother's Gingerbread

  

  We are great lovers of Gingerbread in this house. There is something about a gingerbread baking in the oven that just gets my tastebuds to tingling. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken & Dumplings

  

  We had the best news ever yesterday about Todd's cancer. The radiation did its job and it has been eradicated. We celebrated after seeing the specialist by... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Braised Beef with a Peppercorn Sauce

  

  Every now and again I toy with the idea of becoming a vegetarian and then I think of eating a nice piece of tender beef, or some perfectly roasted chicken,... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vegetarian Paella

  

  This is a vegetarian take on a Spanish classic. I don't want any Spanish Purists having a go at me. Its a recipe which I adapted from a small cookery book I hav... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Skillet Chicken with Peas, Leeks and Bacon

  

  Warming temperatures call for skillet suppers! You know the kind I mean. Suppers that you can cook all in one skillet on top of the stove. Suppers that don't... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cornbread with Fennel Seed, Cranberries & Sultanas

  

  The recipe I am showing you here today is one of my favourite of all the quick breads that I make. It is no secret that I am a huge fan of cornbread. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cinnamon Roll Muffins

  

  I love the smell of cinnamon. When you smell cinnamon in the air, you just know that you are in for a real treat, don't you? Nothing signals lovin' from the ove... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Toffee Apple Tart

  

  I've been reading this fabulous book that I got from the Chester Library entitled Everyman's England, by Victor Canning. My parents were big fans of Canning's... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lime & Caper Dressed Halloumi Cheese

  

  We are having another week of gorgeous weather here in the UK, which is great as the children are all off on half term, well in England and Wales at any rate. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES