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• 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

• Candy Crush Cookies

  

  One of my favourite games to play is called Candy Crush. You have to match different coloured candies in groups of three, and there are different challenges to... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pressed Picnic Sarnies

  

  I just adore Boursin cheese. It's a soft and creamy cheese which is spreadable and comes in lots of delicious flavours. I am partial to the Black Peppercorn... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Baked Stuffed Rigatoni

  

  Are you like me? Do you like to browse Pinterest looking for tasty things to cook and to eat? Do you pin them and make note of them? How many of them do you... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Basel Tart

  

  I was asked earlier this month if I would like to participate in the Titan Supper Club and bake a tasty recipe which hails from Basel, Switzerland, called a... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pizza Potato Skins

  

  I hesitate actually to call this a recipe . . . it's more of a something I just did . . . and it happened to turn out beautifully. I hate waste. I love potatoes... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES