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• Courgette (Zucchini) Loaf with Dried Cranberries and Toasted Walnuts

  

  If you are like me, right about now the courgettes in your garden or allotment are going nutso! Mine are ripening fast and furiously!!It's just wonderful. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sugar and Almond Pastries

  

  Todd and I are going to take a little trip into Wales today, a day trip as it were. We are supposed to be having a beautiful day weather-wise and it may well... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mushrooms on Toast with Garlic, Pancetta and Oregano

  

  This was going to be a Meatless Monday recipe, but I had a packet of pancetta that I needed to use up so . . . alas, into the mix they went, but if you want to... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mustard and Garlic Sauced Chops

  

  I had a couple of chops in the refrigerator that I picked up at the butchers the other day. Nice thick free range chops. We don't eat red meat very often, so... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blackberry & White Chocolate Friands

  

  How would you begin to describe a cakelet as fabulous as a Friand . . . several little buttery and almond-ee bites of deliciousness doesn't even begin to do the... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Science of Cake Bakery . . .

  

  (A Simple Butter Cake)From time to time readers ask me why their cake sank in the middle when baking. They always say something along the lines of: "I followed... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sun Dried Tomato, Rocket & Goats Cheese Pasta

  

  Right about the time this gets posted today, the Toddster and I will be heading on down to Sommerset to the Yeo Valley Farm for a day which we hope will be... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Corn and Pasta Bake

  

  One thing I really miss at this time of year is fresh corn on the cob. They call it Sweet corn here . . . not sure why that is, only that it is. You can get cor... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Browned Onion Mash

  

  You would be forgiven for thinking that this isn't the most exciting recipe that you have ever seen . . . because after all what is it, but another version of... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Field to Fork . . . A Day on the Farm

  

  (I normally like to do these posts as soon as possible after the event, but due to having taken very ill within a few days of attending this event, I am rather... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Goat's Cheese, Tomato & Olive Tart

  

  I love late summer when the garden begins to share it's bounty with us . . . that is the time of year when all the hard work begins to pay off . . . the fruit... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The World's Best BLT Sandwich

  

  I can remember being taught many years ago, I believe in Home Economics at school . . . how to make a good sandwich. Or maybe I read it in a book, in any case... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Blueberry Cake with a Brown Sugar Sauce

  

  Do you all know what season it is now? It's BLUEBERRY season! Yeppers, my favourite season of all. I love Blueberry season almost as much as I love Strawberry... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Maille Pepper Sauce

  

  I often get sent different products to taste and try. On Friday I received a lovely little pot of Maille Pepper Sauce, just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Celebrating the Royal Birth with PG Tips and Some Scrummy Crisp Lemon Biscuits

  

  To celebrate the birth of the latest heir apparent to the British throne, PG tips has developed a new take on the traditional cuppa to wet the baby’s head – a... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Clean Out the Bin Vegetable Soup

  

  I don't want to belabor the point, but as you know I haven't been too awfully well for about a week now. Cooking has been at a minimum really. ie. not a lot... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Tasty Round up of Deliciousness Or I'll Eat My Hat!

  

  (some lovely flowers which arrived today from the Eblex people. Thanks!) I had something new to show you here today . . . but it's one of the last things I ate... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Macaroni with Tomatoes and Cheese, and a Creamy Macaroni Pudding

  

  I have been suffering with a severe case of gastroenteritis since Friday last and today is the first day I am feeling even half back to normal. I don't think... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Carrot Cake with a Ginger Buttercream Frosting

  

  I do get sent the nicest things. The people at Find Me A Gift recently sent me this " I ♥ Cake" cake mold to try out and I have to say I have fallen completely... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Hot Turkey Poutine

  

  If you were to ask any Canadian what one of their favorite indulgent dishes is . . . and hands down . . . you are sure to come up with more than one answer of... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES