Mariealicerayner

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• Put Some Fruit and Sunshine into Your Life with Florida Grapefruits!

  

  I have a confession to make. I love Grapefruit. No . . . I ADORE Grapefruit! Especially pink grapefruit. I love tinned grapefruit and grapefruit juice . . .... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Maple Baked Butterbeans

  

  I can remember visiting a Great Aunt when I was a girl with my family and she served baked beans for dinner one night while we were there. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vanilla Table . . . Two Tone Chocolate Malt Cake

  

  I was recently sent the most exquisite cookery book for review. Entitled Vanilla Table, and written by Natasha MacAller, it is a culinary celebration of all... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mile High Buttermilk Biscuits

  

  I am a lover of quick breads . . . scones, tea loaves, baking powder biscuits, muffins, corn bread, etc. I just love them. One of the reasons I love them is... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sweet and Salty Easter Bark

  

  It's hard to believe that Easter is just two weeks away. This year just seems to be evaporating. I thought over these next few days I would share a few Easter... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Elizabeth's Lemon Meringue Pie

  

  I had not baked a pie in a very long time. It was different when I had a large family to feed . . . I often baked pies and tarts then, but with there only... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Sheet Cake

  

  This recipe has been floating around for years. Chocolate Sheet Cake. Texas Sheet Cake, etc. Call it what you will, it is all the same cake. Like they say, ther... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tropical Grilled Chicken with a Pineapple Salsa

  

  I was really wanting something light today. We eat chicken a lot in our house. We only ever very rarely have another form of protein. Pork or beef are a rare... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Grains as Mains

  

  I was recently sent this cutting edge cookery book on grains to review. Entitled Grains as Mains and written by Laura Agar Wilson, it features a comprehensive... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Monique's Cake

  

  I like to think that one of the most wonderful things about blogging is the fabulous people you meet via this medium. Like minded people . . . good people . .... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Seasoned Rice Pilaf

  

  Rice wasn't something we ate a lot of when I was growing up. My brother wouldn't eat it at all, my mother didn't like it either and when she did cook it, it... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Wholemeal Wreath Loaf

  

  I was recently sent a lovely Hamper from the people at Baking Mad and challenged to bake myself a loaf of bread! I have a real fear of baking with yeast. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Leona's Lazy Chicken

  

  I've been very lucky in my life to have been inspired and taught by remarkable women and cooks. One of them was my good friend Leona. Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Marble Cake

  

  I am somewhat ashamed to say that there were not a lot of homemade . . . made from scratch . . . cakes that didn't come from a mix in my life prior to coming... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Some Tasty Cakes for Mother's Day

  

  (source) This Sunday is Mother's Day here in the UK. I'm not sure why they choose to have it a couple of months earlier than they have it everywhere else, but... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Scalloped Macaroni

  

  Today I tortured my pasta hating husband with some comfort food from my childhood, which rang all my bells, but left him feeling rather off key! haha He says... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Saint Patrick Day's Feast!

  

  In just a few days time people the world over will be donning the green and celebrating St. Patrick's Day 2015! I was recently challenged by Ocado's Irish Shop... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mac and Cheese Dogs

  

  I think two of my favourite things have to be macaroni and cheese and hot dogs . . . (don't judge me!). Put the two together and I am in heaven. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Fiery Chicken Tenders with a Blue Cheese Dip

  

  One of my favourite things to eat is . . . Buffalo Chicken Wings . . . scrummy yeh . . . but not so good for you with all of that skin and fat . . . that's... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chunky Puy Lentil and Veggie 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 09 March 2015 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES