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• Chicken & Stuffing Bake

  

  This recipe today is a brilliant one to use when you have some leftover cooked chicken (or turkey) that you are needing to use up. It's quick and easy and... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Queen of Hearts Jam Tarts

  

  I decided to bake some little Valentine Treats for my sweetie pie today in the way of these cute little Queen of Hearts Jam Tarts. Todd loves jam tarts. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Chip Banana Brownies

  

  I bought some bananas earlier this week and they all turned as quick as a wink. They didn't last very long at all. I know you can freeze bananas to use later... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Crustless Salmon Pie

  

  I don't think anyone would argue the fact that it is becoming more difficult as each day passes to make our food budgets stretch as far as we would like them to. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tagliatelle with Ragu Sauce

  

  I was recently asked if I would like to try a recipe from the new Cirio cookery book. I would be sent the tomato ingredients to do so. I said sure, I am always... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

  

  One thing that I miss from home that I really, really used to love is the Robin Hood Oatmeal Muffin Mix. It was something which I always bought and my family... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Creamy Turkey & Rice

  

  This recipe I am showing you here today is a prime example of how we eat here in Casa de Rayner, most of the time. Its fast. Its easy and . . . most... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hot Roast Beef and Cheese Sandwiches

  

  This is the kind of weeknight supper that will have both you and your family jumping up and shouting for joy! The family because its delicious and you because i... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Salted Caramel Drizzle Loaf

  

  I have a fabulous recipe for a Lemon Drizzle Loaf. You just bang everything into the food processor and blitz it together, scrape it into a pan and bake. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Almond Horns

  

  I love almonds. I also love macamia, cashews and pistachios, oh and pecans and walnuts. Ohh, and honey roasted peanuts! Well . . . I guess I just love all... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bean & Bacon Soup

  

  One thing we like to eat a lot of in the winter is soup. I am not a huge fan of tinned soup. In all truth I just don't think many of them taste very good, with... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Winter Tea . . .

  

  The English, especially English men, find a particular comfort in drawing closed the curtains on a leaden afternoon sky, lighting the fire and enjoying some... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Herb Crumbed Cod Fillets

  

  I love fresh cod. In Canada we hardly ever ate Cod unless it was salted, because it was known to be a somewhat wormy fish. Haddock was considered the prize. Ove... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Roasted Chicken Legs

  

  No doubt about it, we eat a lot of chicken in our home. Generally speaking it is the meat of choice, although in all honesty, today we do not eat as much of it... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cheese, Spring Onion & Bacon Scones

  

  All scones are not equal . . . or are they? What makes a scone a scone, or a biscuit a biscuit? Are they interchangeable? Are they the same thing? So many... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Breakfast Waffle Quesadillas

  

  One of my favourite pieces of kitchen equipment is my waffle maker. I have a heart shaped one that I use a lot, I also have one that does waffle fingers. That... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Dutch Apple Pie

  

  Todd is always wanting me to make him an Apple Pie. I think Apple Pie is one of his favourite pies of all. He had Mitzie to the dog groomer today and so I... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Almond Cake

  

  I've had enough Christmas Cake. I can't really eat Christmas Cake anyways, except for a tiny bite now and then . . . Today I wanted cake. I love almonds and so ... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Copycat Swiss Chalet BBQ Sauce

  

  One eatery place I always enjoyed dining at when I lived in Canada was a restaurant called Swiss Chalet. The Menu is based on its signature Rotisserie Chicken... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Dublin Coddle

  

  One place I haven't yet managed to visit yet since I moved over here to the UK, is the Republic of Ireland, which is what the Southern most part of Ireland is... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES