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• Spicy Baked Chicken

  

  We love chicken in this house and it is a meat which I serve often as it is not only affordable but something which readily adapts itself to many flavours and... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pear and Apple Spice Cake

  

  This is a lovely cake that I always used to make using just apples. They almost melt into the cake, making it beautifully moist. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cookies and Cakes and Pies . . . Oh My!

  

  I had baked a delicious spiced apple and pear cake today to share with you, but the day got away from me and before I knew it, it was too dark to take... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Marmalade Pudding with a Grand Marnier Custard

  

  There is something just so wonderfully warm and comforting about a steamed pudding (dessert). They are so homey, just like a warm hug from a much beloved... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Scouse

  

  As most of you know I recently spent some time in Liverpool, the cultural centre of the North West here in the UK. Founded as a borough in 1207 and granted... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• At The Kings Table

  

  I have never made any secret of my love for cookery books. In fact it probably verges on obsession. Well, that's what the Toddster thinks at any rate. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Something Cute for Halloween

  

  With Halloween just around the corner I wanted to tell you about this new muffin mold I was sent. This is the latest Silikomart Halloween silicone mold. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Old Fashioned Pull-Aparts (Dinner Rolls)

  

  I have always despaired of being able to make really good bread and rolls from scratch. I did manage to do a really easy loaf not to long ago, that was very... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Buttermilk Chicken

  

  I can still remember the first time I tasted Buttermilk. It was way back in the mid 1970's. I think I bought some to make a cake with or something. Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Roasted Root Vegetable Pizza

  

  Since I was ill in September I haven't been able to look at a pizza. Pizza was always one of my favourite things . . . it makes me sad that it isn't any... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pumpkin Escalloped Potatoes

  

  I promised to show you something delicious to do with the leftover pumpkin from the fritters yesterday and it here it! Pumpkin Escalloped Potatoes! These may... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• SPICED PUMPKIN FRITTERS with a Vanilla Caramel Sauce

  

  I got really lucky this year. Aldi (which is one of the cheaper grocery stores) had tinned pumpkin on special a month or so back. I was so excited. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cinnamon Roll Scones

  

  I was going to show you my Pumpkin Fritters today with their Vanilla Caramel Sauce, but I'm afraid you are going to have to wait until tomorrow to see those, co... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• How to Turn Home Cooking into a Career

  

  Everyone has a dream; some of us aspire to break free from the hairbrush and bathroom mirror and sing on the stage of The Royal Albert Hall, some of us close ou... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Shepherd's Pie Buns

  

  Do you remember these delicious Crusty Lasagna Buns? Tasty meaty lasagna sauce, stuffed into a bun, slathered with cheese and baked until the cheese oozes and... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cookbooklets

  

  Due to increased interest, I have decided to permanently offer my illustrated cookbooklets on a permanent basis. At present there are three on offer, but I... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Totally Delectable White Chocolate and Ginger Cheesecake and Cocoa Meringues

  

  It’s our favourite themed week of the year, Chocolate Week has arrived and The English Provender Co. has put together a selection of delectable chocolate recipe... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Fried Cox Apples with Cinnamon Sugar

  

  When we lived down South we were surrounded by beautiful orchards, the bonus in the autumn being we got to forage from the drops and I had no end of lovely... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Escalloped Runner Beans and Potatoes

  

  I was asked the other day how to cook cabbage. Cabbage is one of those vegetables that we just love in this house, but it is a very easily maligned vegetable,... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Creamy Chicken and Peppers

  

  We are off to Liverpool tomorrow to meet up with our good friends Jo and Colin. We haven't been to Liverpool since my lads were over here in 2001, pre 9/11. We... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES