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• Chocolate and Peanut Butter Squares

  

  The two young Missionary Sisters who are serving in the Chester Ward at the moment came over today to do some service in our garden. We just love our... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• French Onion Panini

  

  I can still remember the first time I tasted French Onion Soup. It was 1974 and I was attending Acadia University with my then husband. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• One Dish Chicken and Spanish Rice

  

  Rice was not something which my mother ever cooked when I was growing up. I came to love it as an adult and it was something which I used at least once or... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Really "Grate" Meal

  

  I was sent a really nice piece of kitchen kit a few months back from the people at Eddingtons. The PL8 Gourmet Slicer. I've been really putting it through it's... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Rice Pudding with Coconut Milk, Cardamom, Vanilla and Manuka Honey

  

  It doesn't take much to mak the Toddster incredibly happy. He's a simple man with simple tastes. Rice pudding does it for him every time. I am one of those cook... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tuna Salad Tartines

  

  Don't think I'm getting all hoity toity on you now . . . this really is just a glorified open faced tuna sarnie! But Tartine sounds very special doesn't it? Oka... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blackberry Pie Bars . . .

  

  Today is the Toddster's Birthday. He requested a fruitcake for his birthday. That is his favourite of all cakes. He's just an old fashioned guy with old... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cinderella's Pumpkin Cake

  

  We have two sets of missionaries serving here in the Chester area, a set of young women and a set of young men. We love to feed them and endeavor to feed each... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Some Delicious Lemon Butterfly Cakes

  

  I love September. It always reminds me of when my children were growing up and it was back to school time. I always endeavored to have something delicious to po... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken Shortcake

  

  This is something which I used to make every once in a while when my children were growing up. It started with a recipe I found in an old Shaker Cookbook, but... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Hopps & Woolf Milk Maker . . . an Incredible Machine.

  

  Several weeks ago I was contacted by a company called Hopps Woolf and asked if I would like to try out their innovative Milk Maker. I always like to try new... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Tasty Salmon Melt Sliders and John West

  

  One thing I have always been fond of is tinned salmon and tuna, not so much other tinned fishes myself, but the Toddster really loves Sardines and Mackerel. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Roasted Pepper Sarnies (another Name for Sandwich)

  

  I think most of the schools here in the UK are back in session today, with possibly a very few exceptions. They went back to school in Scotland last week. The... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Orange and Rose Exploding Cake

  

  One of the most popular series on British Television over these last few years has to be the Great British Bake Off. Running over a number of weeks, it takes a... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mrs Patmore's Stirring It up . . .

  

  Shhh!!! I'll let you in on a little secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else. The recipes you see on this page . . . well they aren't the only... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Chip Pancakes with a Buttermilk Syrup

  

  One day recently I found out that our little Spanish girl loves pancakes. It just slipped out in a conversation as these things do . . . and so I decided to... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cut and Come Again Cake

  

  How can you not love a cake which is called "Cut and Come Again Cake?" It's just impossible I tell you . . . well, it's impossible for me to at any rate. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Spaghetti with a Marinated Cherry Tomato Sauce

  

  One of the nice things about having someone else in the house is that Ariana likes Pasta and now I have the perfect excuse to cook it and not feel guilty about... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cheese and Broccoli Stuffed Jacket Potatoes

  

  I have to admit that broccoli is not one of the Toddster's favourite vegetables. I love the stuff, but he's not so keen. It's one of those vegetables however... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Back to School with Farmers Choice . . . Quick and Easy Lunches and Suppers

  

  In another few days, if they haven't already, our children will be starting back to school. What an exciting time. I always loved September and going back to... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES