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• Superfoods Salad

  

  I contend that there is no such thing as a boring salad. When we were first married Todd would moan when I would say that I had made a salad. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bumbleberry Cobbler

  

  WE do love a good cobbler in this house. We grow all of our own soft fruits in our back garden . . . black currants, strawberries, raspberries, tayberries,... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lunettes . . .

  

  The rain is bucketing down today. It's not a great day to go out and do much of anything. How fitting for the first day of the summer school holidays. I hope... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Thick and Chewy Triple Chocolate Chunker Bars

  

  After baking these delicious bars today I may never bake regular chocolate chip cookies ever again. Seriously. These are fabulous! I was really craving a... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Raspberry and Marshmallow Friands . . . and Orange Julius Drinks

  

  I had in my mind to make Friands today, but not just any friands . . . raspberry and marshmallow friands. I went to the shops and picked up some lovely fresh... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon French Toast with Strawberries and Maple Syrup

  

  There are some days when you just don't feel much like cooking. We all get them. Even I have those days once in a while. Those are the days when I just can't... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Add a Touch of Greece to Your Summer Menu with Gaea

  

  When I was 9 years old I saw the Disney film, The Moonspinners, starring Haley Mills. It instilled in me a hunger to visit Greece, which has remained a dream fo... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Simple Caprese Salad

  

  I saw a photograph of this in one of my Donna Hay books the other day and it just spoke to me. She always presents her food so beautifully and it's usually... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Healthy Spices: Flavours for Your Health

  

  Do you buy your herbs and spices online? If you do, when you buy spices do you think about their nutritional qualities? Some have great health benefits; you... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Really Good Bolognese Sauce

  

  When I was a child we ate only very basic foods. There really wasn't much out of the simple or the ordinary on our dinner table. Meat and potatoes . . .... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Jumbo Cappuccino and White Chocolate Muffins . . . .

  

  This is a recipe I have been eyeballing in a baking book for a while now. The book is called Annie Bell's Baking Bible. It's a really lovely book. Everything I... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Black Forest Cookies and Cream Sundaes . . .

  

  What do you get when you cross a beautiful gift basket with a bit of cook's ingenuity and acumen? Well, I'll show you what you get. Hang on to your hats!... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• New Squeezy Vimto Water Enhancers . . .

  

  Vimto Soft Drinks has come up with some new Vimto concentrated Squeezy water enhancers just in time for the summer hols. Containing no added sugar,with natural... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• How to Build the Perfect Turkey Sub . . .

  

  I don't know why I didn't think of this before. Making my own Turkey Subs. I love the Turkey Subs at Sub Way back home and every time I go home I treat myself t... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes

  

  This is a delicious salad that I used to make for the Mr when I worked at the Manor. It was a real favourite with him. He just loved it. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chewy Pineapple and Coconut Cookies

  

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

  Posted on 09 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Smashed Roasted New Potatoes

  

  I love all of the baby new potatoes at the markets at the moment. The Jersey Royals are about finished now, but there are still some tasty new potatoes out ther... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken Rarebits with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

  

  This is an old standby of ours. Something that I make quite often and something that we both really enjoy. I got it from a Good Food Magazine a number of years... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Delicious Pasta Dish Pour Moi!

  

  Todd went in to town on his own today, and I was left here at home on my own. It was a beautifully sunny day, and he fancied a walk about the town. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Few New Things for You to Consider . . .

  

  The people at Eddingtons recently sent me some lovely new products to try out and review. I've spent a few days using them now and am ready to tell you all abou... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES