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• Sometimes I Eat Healthy . . . a Light Chicken Taco Salad

  

  In my quest to keep things light around here most of the time, (I can't manage it all of the time, I'm only human you know . . . ) I made myself a chicken... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Salt Beef with Vegetables and a Parsley Sauce, and How to Cure Your Own Salt Beef

  

  My sister has been curing her own sauerkraut and practicing fermenting quite a bit over the past year or so. I have long wanted to try to cure something myself. Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Coconut Doughnuts

  

  Usually on the weekends I like to make us a little bit of an indulgent treat to have with out cuppa's at tea break, or as a quick dessert after supper with... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Get Collecting on Ebay!

  

  Watch out Pinterest. e-bay ® has now launched some new features here in the UK which enables it's users to collect and categorize the things they are... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bread & Butter Pudding with Lemon Curd and Raisins

  

  I hope you aren't getting sick of lemon flavoured goodies yet. Personally I can't get enough of lemons. The Toddster says he iso fond, although he doesn't mind... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Recipes for Saint Patricks Day for Farmer's Choice

  

  Farmer’s Choice are an online butchers, green grocers and deli that deliver completely free range, British meats and produce to homes across the UK. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Little Bit of the Irish

  

  St Patrick's Day is coming up in a few days, that special day when people of Irish Blood the world over commemorate their most commonly recognized of Patron... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Lemon Curd and Blueberry Loaf

  

  Have I ever told you about how much I love the flavour of lemon???How about how much I love ADORE blueberries????ok, so I've never made any secret of either... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vintage Cutlery

  

  I guess one could safely say that I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth. My mother did have some silver . . . a silver coffee service which she was... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cookie Stamped Snickerdoodles

  

  I am always saying this, but it's true. I get sent the nicest things. I was recently sent the Chef'n Cookie Cutter and Stamp. The set is composed of a sturdy... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Italian Wedding Soup Supper Dish

  

  Last year when I was home in Canada helping to take care of my mom, I picked up a special edition magazine at the grocery store, the Taste of Home Italian... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Classic Shortbread Biscuits and Dr Oetker

  

  It's Mother's Day (Or Mothering Sunday as it is called here in the UK) in just a few short weeks now. Here in the UK it is celebrated on the fourth Sunday... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Some Really Tasty Dunkers!

  

  I just love, love, LOVE the traditional recipes of the UK. All those years I spent ensconced in Enid Blyton books, drooling and dreaming over what sounded like... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Saint Patrick's Day Feast for Four

  

  Saint Patrick's Day is coming up just a week from Monday, and I was recently challenged by Ocado's Irish Shop to take the Saint Patrick's Day Feast Challenge, b... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cheese Scalloped Onions

  

  There is nothing that brings me more satisfaction than being able to pull together a few simple ingredients and come up with a delicious dish that has people... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Let's Talk Easy Potatoes with Bannister's Farm

  

  I do get sent the nicest things. I know you must get tired of me saying so, but it's true! I DO get sent the nicest things. Bannister's Farm recently sent me... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cranberry, Pecan and White Chocolate Flap Jacks

  

  Oh, I am so very annoyed with myself. I told myself the other day that I wasn't going to bake anything scrummy for a while . . .I wasn't going to bake anything... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Roasted Chicken Breasts with a Cranberry and Port Sauce, and Farmer's Choice

  

  Farmer’s Choice are an online butchers, green grocers and deli that deliver completely free range, British meats and produce to homes across the UK. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cappellini with a Spicy Tomato-Cream Sauce

  

  As anyone who has been reading this blog for a while knows, the Toddster is really not very fond of pasta at all. I do make it from time to time, but more... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Comfort Food for Breakfast, Vanilla Spiced Oatmeal

  

  This has to be our favourite weekday breakfast in the winter time. Not only is it filling, giving us much needed energy to combat the colder winter temps, but i... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES