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• French Dip Au Jus

  

  On Sundays if I am really on the ball, I like to throw something into the crockpot before I leave for church so that dinner is ready and waiting for us when we... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cookie Crisp French Toast Sticks

  

  Several years ago I made some French Toast Sticks using Rice bubbles and they were fabulous. These were a real favourite of ours. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blueberry & Lemon Breakfast Buns

  

  I normally like to pull out all the stops for breakfast at the weekend. A leftover from my working days I suppose. I didn't have a lot of time during the week t... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Honey & Soy Baked Chicken

  

  Everyone needs a tasty recipe like this up their sleeves! It is so simple and so delicious and uses things I always have in the house, and I am betting that... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Glazed Cinnamon Scrolls

  

  I love puff pastry. Well, I love any pastry actually. I am a pastry afficionado from way back and the butterier and flakier the better! Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Salmon and Broccoli Quiche

  

  I forget where I was, but it was a couple of weeks ago now, I was visiting with someone and they mentioned baking a quiche for supper a few nights before that... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Skillet Chicken and Spinach Bowties

  

  Today I bring you a pasta dish which is not only quick and easy to make, but quite, quite delicious! With it's fresh flavours and pretty colours, this is sure t... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chunky Puy Lentil & Vegetable Soup

  

  Puy lentils, grown in France are just wonderful in soups. They thicken without turning to sludge. They don't break down like other lentils and keep their... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blue Ribbon Blueberry Cake

  

  This is a cake that I haven't made in a very long time. I had actually forgotten all about it, but then as I was going thru the Big Blue Binder the other day,... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Date, Pistachio & Honey Slices

  

  As you know I've been working really hard on my cookbook. There hasn't been a lot of cooking going on these past few days as I am down to the crunch. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Irish Apple Cake

  

  I wanted to make Todd my Irish Apple Cake for Saint Patricks Day. He loves apple anything, and I have been wanting to re-do some of my earlier recipes and take... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bean & Sausage Hot Pot

  

  Still working on my cookbook that I am writing. It is down to the crunch time now, with not a lot of time left for me to finish it all up. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Boiled Bacon & Cabbage with a Mustard Sauce

  I have a cookery book I really love. It's called The Country Cooking of Ireland, by Coleman Andrews and it's a real winner. I have always felt that if you want... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mexi-Bean Bake

  

  After a really busy and full week last week, I found myself craving something simple for tea on Saturday evening. A store cupboard meal and something which woul... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Jam Roly Poly

  

  I never make a Jam Roly Poly for dessert but what I don't think of one of my favourite childhood stories, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers and the Roly Poly Pudding... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spiced Apple Custard & Cake Pie

  

  I've been really cracking the whip with myself this month, writing, writing, writing . . . trying to hit the deadline for my new cookbook and write the best boo... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Coffee & Cardamom Loaf

  

  One of my favourite cooking magazines over here in the UK is the Good Food Cooking magazine. I used to have a subscription, but when I lost my job it wasn't... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken with Apricots & Almonds

  

  Weeknights I try to keep things really simple. I am very busy during the week and after having worked as a chef for many years, I quite honestly don't want to... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Ham Hash, & Epicurean Kitchenware

  

  Eddingtons recently sent me some kitchenware from Epicurean to try out and I have spent the last month putting it through it's paces in a big way. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Turkey Meatballs and Lemon Rice

  

  I am a huge fan of one an suppers. The less washing up the better! Less mess, less stress. I recently came across this recipe for Turkey Meatballs and Lemon Ric... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES