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• Win a Copy of Jo Pratt's Madhouse Cookbook

  

  Win a copy of Jo Pratt’s Madhouse Cookbook worth £20 Jo Pratt, TV chef and author of Madhouse Cookbook, is helping families create some quick, delicious and... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Savoury Chicken Hot Pot

  

  It's turned back to cold windy and wet again today. Please don't tell me that the brief respite we had last week was Indian summer, coz I just don't wanna know! Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pumpkin Spice Bread

  

  I always have tinned pumpkin in my larder. Call it a North American thing, but my larder feels bare without at least one tin of pumpkin puree in it. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Trip to Yeo Valley

  

  The Toddster and I were recently invited down to the beautiful Mendip Valley in Sommerset to spend the day on one of the Yeo Valley Farm Adventure Tours. We wer... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Nectarines Bakes in Cream

  

  I picked up a couple of punnets of nectarines in the shops on Saturday. They looked so good sitting there and nectarines are one of Todd's favourite fruits.I... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Roasted Chicken and Vegetable Tray Bake

  

  Quite often when I cook I don't have a particular recipe in mind. I just kind of throw things together and it works. I call it cooking by the seat of your pants! Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chocolate Stuffed Peanutbutter Scones

  

  Any purists out there in blog land had best look away now!! I am quite sure that what I am about to show you today will upset you, and perhaps even send you... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pear and Almond Tart

  

  This is a simple and delicious traditional type of tart that is perfect for people who are not really fond of desserts that are overly sweet. Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

  

  Something that my mother could never get any of us to eat for breakfast when I was a child, was . . . good old oatmeal porridge.A bowl of porridge used to be me... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• 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