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• Smashed Roasted New Potatoes

  

  I love all of the baby new potatoes at the markets at the moment. The Jersey Royals are in the shops now, and I know that not all of you have those available... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Crumb Topped Marble Cake

  

  I have never really considered myself to be a baker, per se. My sister was the one who was always very good at baking things . . . I was probably better at... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cheesy Ham and Vegetable Rice

  

  I really love main dishes that can be cooked all in one pan, downsized for a smaller family and that are simple, yet delicious, using things I have in my... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tovolo Ice Keeping You Cool This Summer

  

  Bored with traditional ice cube and ice lolly makers? Tovolo has a unique range of ice moulds and novelty ice pop makers that are sure to help the whole family... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Quiche In a Bun

  

  . I don't know why I didn't think of this before. I have brought you a variety of things in a bun in the past like Crusty Lasagne Buns, and Crusty Chicken Pot... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon & Cheese Puff

  

  I am a huge fan of Puff Pastry. Who isn't? I always have some in the refrigerator or freezer. I only buy the all butter kind. It is well worth any additional... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Rhubarb & Raspberry Pudding Cake

  

  Pudding cakes. I love pudding cakes. We used to have one occasionally when I was a child. They usually came from a box mix. I think there was a date one, a... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pork Chops & Mushroom Gravy

  

  My husband is a real chop man. I don't think he has ever met a chop, pork or otherwise, that he hasn't fallen in love with. I am not a real red meat lover... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Peach, Vanilla and Poppyseed Scones

  

  I just love scones and am always thinking of different ways I can make them. My husband doesn't mind as he gets to enjoy the fruits of my labors. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spinach and Gruyere Tart

  

  I just adore spinach. If you had told me this would be so when I was a little girl, but I would never have believed you, but its true. I do love spinach. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Skillet Chicken Parm

  

  I am a big fan of smaller scaled meals, especially where there are only two of us in our home most of the time. I am also a fan of one pan suppers, coz, well,... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Oatmeal Muffins

  

  On Saturday morning for breakfast I cooked us a lovely pot of oatmeal . . . the ultimate in comfort food. When I was a child you could not get me to eat... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Dutch Baby Pancake

  

  We have had guests here at our home for the past week. It has been a whirlwind week really. We've been taking them places and showing them what we can of the... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Stuffed French Toast

  

  Whenever I have stale bread I want to make one of two things . . . either I want to make a bread pudding, or I want to make French Toast. Today the French... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes and Capers

  

  There are normally only two of us eating in this house and so I normally try to cut recipes in half for us, or create dishes which are simple and make just... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Victoria Sponge Cake

  

  The Victoria Sponge is one of my absolute favourite of all the cakes. There is nothing fancy about it. It is just a plain simple sponge, which when mixed and... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• BLT Salad

  

  We had a lovely weekend weatherwise last weekend. Salad weather. Well, I thought it was salad weather anyways. Todd was not so sure! It was nice to have drier,... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Macaroni Roma

  

  If you are like me, you will hate waste. I hate throwing away food. My mother was the same. I learned my food thriftiness from her I guess. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vanilla Yogurt Loaf

  

  Don't you just love vanilla? I do. Just the smell of vanilla can get my tastebuds tingling and never more so than when it is being baked into a lovely, dense an... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Golden Harvest Muffins

  

  When I first moved over here to the UK, I knew I wouldn't be able to bring any of my cookbooks with me at that time. (IS it possible that it was almost 17... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2017 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES