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• Enjoying an Iced Chocolate with Tassimo . . .

  

  Did you know that you can enjoy iced drinks with your Tassimo machine?? I didn't either, but this month Tassimo sent me a set of TASSIMO Iced T DISCS so I... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Slow Braised Brisket Sarnies, with Quick Pickled Onions

  

  They had beef brisket on special offer the other day I was in the shops. I couldn't resist picking up a piece, even though it's been quite hot this week. I... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Clean Out The Fridge Vegetable Gratin

  

  Getting close to the end of the week here . . . time to clear out the fridge and get use out of what's there. Those are my favourite kinds of meals, and... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Raspberry Celebration Cake

  

  I can remember when Prince William was born and how exciting it was. I was pregnant the same time as Princess Diana and so Wills was always a bit special to me... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken Caesar Salad Sarnies (Sandwiches)

  

  I will confess . . . my absolute favourite all time salad is the Caesar Salad and I will admit if it comes with grilled chicken, I am even more in love . . .... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vanilla Biscuits (cookies) (egg Free)

  

  I do get sent the cutest things. A week or so ago, the people at Eddingtons sent me these cute Home Baked Cookie Stamps! Measuring 53mm in diameter, the set... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cold Desserts for Hot Summer's Day . . .

  

  It was too hot to cook . . .It was too hot to play . . .So I sat on the sofa,just melting away.Visions of cold foodswim in my head . . .but In truth I've no... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Easy Apricot Tarts

  

  Oh boy . . . it's hot, Hot, HOT! Not complaining though . . . well not much anyways. We have to take our blessings where we find them. One thing though this hea... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Little Goats Cheese Souffle's with a Tomato and Cucumber Salad

  

  ♪.♪.♪ We're having a heat wave . . . a Tropical Heat Wave . . . ♪.♪.♪ YES! We are finally having the summer we have been waiting for for three years! And we... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Grilled Steak Sandwich

  

  As I told you a few days ago I had picked up two lovely bags of fresh juicy local tomatoes at the green grocers in Chester last weekend. I had in mind to make... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Summer Fruit Cordial

  

  Our soft fruit is going great guns in the garden at the moment. With all of the hot weather we are having it all seems to be ripening at once. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Panzanella

  

  As I told you the other day I picked up a couple of bags of beautifully ripe and Cheshire grown tomatoes in town on Saturday. I had in mind to make a lovely... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• The Great British Picnic

  

  As many of you know I am a self employed artist as well as a cook and I have created several downloadable cookbooklets over the past year or so, which combine m... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK

• A Traditional Ploughman's Lunch

  

  I went into this pub, and I ate a ploughman's lunch. He was livid.~Tommy Cooper, British Comedian Ahhh . . . the ploughman's lunch . . . you can't get more... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Gooseberry Crumble Cakes

  

  The gooseberries are ripe in our garden now. We have both green and red ones. They both taste pretty much the same, they're just different colours. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Yogurt, White Chocolate and Sour Cherry Scones

  

  Remember that cookbook I got the other day, "The Great British Farmhouse Cookbook?" I didn't tell you this at the time, but my copy arrived with a whole bunch o... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Nectarine Salad with a Strawberry Balsamic Dressing

  

  It's hard to believe that it's Friday already and we have had one glorious week of beautifully sunny and warm weather. My salad loving heart has been having a... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Crispy Chicken, Sugar Snaps and Spinach Salad

  

  More Al Fresco dining here in the English Kitchen today. This warm weather we've been enjoying calls for meals that are light, refreshing and that help to keep... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Bistro Potato Salad

  

  I am just loving this summer heat wave we are having. We have had several really poor summers in a row here in the UK, so this sunny warm weather is lovely to... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Courgette and Cheese Bake

  

  I love summer. Our garden is filled to overflowing with fresh produce and fruit. It's one of my favourite times of the year. I know . . . I know . . . I say tha... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES