The other morning, with packing boxes sitting around us, reaching up to what seemed to be the ceiling, Todd and I decided that we were going to treat ourselves to a nice big breakfast in the corner cafe in our nearest local town.
You know the kind of place I mean . . . cheap and clean . . . and definitely not gourmet...
I have often heard it bandied about that "Necessity is the mother of invention," and never has that old idiom been more true than it has during this past week here at the cottage.Todd is a very well organized person, so organized in fact that I have spent the last few days with loads of fresh food to use up, but no spices...
I know it's really unusual to see pasta on my page, let alone two days in a row. Last night was a beans on toast night (you know . . . one of the side effects of moving and not really having much left in the way of fresh food in the house) and so I am showing you something that I made a week or so ago.I love lasagna,...
I have been collecting the free recipes that they pass out in Waitrose over these past seven years. I have always found them to be really delicious and quite easy to prepare. I have a whole box filled with them. I really need to sit down and catalogue them I suppose, but that can wait now until I have finished moving....
(Image borrowed from More Food who bake these lovely cakes, amongst others,which are available for purchase at Waitrose)Simnel Cake is a cake that is quite traditional over here in the UK during the Easter Season. It is a type of light fruitcake, similar to a Christmas Cake, except that a layer of Marzipan is baked into...
Hot Cross BunsHot Cross BunsOne a PennyTwo a PennyHot Cross BunsOne of the things I love most about Easter is Hot Cross Buns. These were always an Easter tradition for me back in Canada, a commonwealth country, and it's pretty wonderful to be able to partake of them over here in the UK. The grocery shop shelves begin lining...
There are certain foods that I just have to make each Easter for us to eat here in my English Kitchen. Things like hot cross buns . . .
Baked Ham and scalloped potatoes . . . if I'm in a North American mood, or Roast Leg of Lamb, if I'm feeling decidedly British . . .
Deviled Eggs . . .
Simnel Cakes ....
I wanted to use up some of the blueberries that I have stored in my freezer. I always have some there. Whenever the store puts them on special I buy up extra punnets of them and stick them straight into the freezer.That makes them ever so handy to use in cakes and puddings, crumbles and pies.You can use them straight...
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