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• 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

• Buffalo Chicken Casserole

  

  I can't remember the first time I tasted Buffalo Chicken Wings, but I do remember it was love at first bite. Of course I love any kind of chicken wings . . . wh... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Deep Dish Black Currant Pie

  

  Our Black Currant bush is fruiting at the moment and providing us with oodles and oodles of lovely black berries. I just adore black currants, don't you?I have... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Strawberry Buttermilk Pancakes with Honey & Vanilla Butter

  

  I reckon by the time my strawberry plants finish producing this year I will have you tired of strawberries! They are coming in at a handful at a time at the... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Oven Fried Picnic Chicken and a Creamy Garden Potato Salad

  

  This is the type of food I like to eat in the summer. Light and fresh, and easy to prepare. We do eat a lot of chicken in this house. It's such a versatile... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Onion Pan Burgers

  

  I like to watch food television once in a while. Actually I would probably watch it a lot more often, but Todd gets rather annoyed with it, and so . . . I... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Mom's Strawberry Shortcake

  

  I think one of my favourite seasons of the year is Strawberry Season. It has been ever so . . . as a child I would walk along the railroad tracks which ran alon... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Courgette and Tomato Gratin

  

  This is a delicious gratin that I first made 3 years ago now that I had pinched from one of my Waitrose Recipe cards that I have collected through the years.... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Chicken Savoyarde

  

  This is actually something which I cooked a few weeks back but held off showing you because it seemed like too many chicken recipes in a row! (Not that you can... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Whole Lemon Muffins

  

  Just look at what I was recently sent to try out. Yes, that's a lovely Tassimo machine by Bosch. My daughter Eileen, in Canada, got one of these as a wedding... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES