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• Biscoff (Lotus) Granola

  

  I think you would pretty much have to live under a rock to not know what Biscoff, or Lotus cookies are. They are those gorgeous little caramel flavoured biscuit... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Easy Oven Baked Pasta

  

  Sometimes you just feel really lazy, don't you? It can't just be me, can it? I confess . . . I do have days when I feel really lazy and I can't get motivated... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Custard Corncake with Berries and Honey

  

  In America there is a debate between bakers in the south and bakers in the north about whether there is sugar in a proper cornbread or not. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Flaky Goat Cheese and Chive Biscuits

  

  I am a huge fan of quick breads . . . muffins, loaves . . . scones, biscuits. Scones and biscuits are really quite similar. The basic ingredients are essentiall... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blackberry and Clotted Cream Shortcakes

  

  One of our favourite things to eat here in the UK at this time of year are blackberries and they are pretty much free for the asking, as they grow wild in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• All About Knives

  

  (Click on the above picture to enlarge for more detail.)One of the first things I was taught, amongst other things, when I went to Culinary school was the prope... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sweet And Sour Chicken Balls . . . Combo Number Nine Part Deux

  

  Following on from yesterday's post on a Chinese Combo Plate Number Nine, here are the delicious Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls which went along with the Beef and... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Beef and Broccoli . . . Combo Special Number 9

  

  I wouldn't like to call myself predictable, but I guess there are some choices which I obsess on choose predictably identically all the time every time. Things... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Macaroni, Cheese and Tomato Bake

  

  Interestingly enough the food here in the UK isn't all fish and chips and roast beef or curries. They're also very fond of macaroni here, and other pasta's too. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Amaretti Stuffed Peaches

  

  This is something I have wanted to make for a long time, but I never got around to it, because . . . I either had the peaches and no amaretti, or the amaretti... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Apple and Bramble Hat

  

  Apple and Bramble (blackberries) have to be the quintessential flavour combination for September here in the UK. That's when the apples are ripe and the... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Glazed Meat Loaf Burgers

  

  We had the Missionary Elders over for dinner the other night. They are always such nice young lads. I love to have them in our home and I do so love to spoil... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A New Fetish for the Foodie in You

  

  As any foodie will know there is not shortage of food related sites out there! There are food blogs galore as well as food photography sites in abundance. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Apple and Blackberry Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding and Degusta Box

  

  I received another tasty Degustabox at the end of August and have been enjoying it's contents in the ensuing weeks. You can see evidence of that in the lovely... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cauliflower Cheese Pie

  

  I think Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables, and cauliflower cheese is one of my favourite things to do with it . . . with a dish like that you don't... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hot Dog Roll Ups

  

  I confess . . . I put my hand up. I like hot dogs, and not what passes for hotdogs over here in the UK . . . I mean the frankfurter type of hot dog . . .... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chow Mein

  

  We're usually starving when we get home from church on Sundays. If I've been smart I will have gotten up early enough to get something into the slow cooker,... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cupcakes Galore!

  

  Today marks the beginning of National Cupcake Week, September 15 to 21st, 2014. This week people all over the UK will be baking up a storm of cupcakes in their... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Fresh Blackberry Tart with Spiked Creme Anglaise

  

  Today I baked a Fresh Blackberry Tart with Spiked Creme Anglaise recipe from a cookery book I have had for a while by Kelly Jaggers, called Not so Humble Pies. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• White Chocolate and Ginger Curd Cheesecake

  

  He's cheeky. He's handsome. He's one of my favourite Princes. He's a ginger . . . and he's turning 30 on Monday, the 15th September. Happy Birthday Prince Harry! Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES