December 2, 2010

Festive Chestnut Cupcakes

It’s Beginning to Feel a lot Like Christmas! December is here again, and lurking temptingly around the corner is Christmas. For the foodies amongst us this spells a time of intense activity – cakes, puddings and preserves to be made, meats to be sourced, food orders to be placed; and, on top of that all [...]

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November 24, 2010

Spaghetti & Meatballs, Soprano’s Style

Just Like Mamma Used to Make! What could be better on a cold wintery evening than a big steaming bowl of pasta? The ultimate in Italian comfort food, surely? Add in a few spicy meatballs and it becomes the perfect Italian-American supper. I usually go for Nigella’s recipe for pasta & meatballs from Nigella Bites, [...]

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November 22, 2010

Apple Snow & Melting Moments

Melt in to the Months of Mist & Mellow Fruitfulness With yet another overflowing bowl of apples gracing my kitchen table I had to come up with some way of using them up. I didn’t really want to make a pie or a crumble, though I couldn’t exactly say why – sure we’ve had cold [...]

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November 10, 2010

Lavender Shortbread

The Taste of Scotland Firstly, I think I need to say sorry to my loyal readers. I’ve been incredibly busy of late and as such this place has suffered, for that I am sorry but I suppose there are times when life just gets in the way of blogging. I’ve been meaning to blog about [...]

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November 1, 2010

An Irish Halloween [Article]

Ever since the time of the Druids, many customs and traditions have evolved in celebration of Samhain (pronounced sau-an) – meaning the end of summer, which is New Year’s Day in the Celtic Calendar. When Christianity came to Ireland, the church took a dim view of Druidic festivals and created the vigil of All Soul’s [...]

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October 28, 2010

UK Road Food, Leaves a Lot to be Desired [Article]

Roadside eateries have quite a bad reputation here in the UK. Mention stopping in a motorway service station and you’re frequently met with looks of shock, if not pure horror. Why?  Well unlike my experience of the classic roadside American diner the UK service station is a place of remorseless functionality, lacking in personality or [...]

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October 28, 2010

Chelsea Buns

My first Fresh From the Oven challenge was hosted by Wendy, and we made Chelsea Buns. Chelsea buns were created at The Chelsea Bun House, an establishment which was situated on the borders of Chelsea and Pimlico, London. The Chelsea Bun House was in business for the best part of a century; eventually closing it’s [...]

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October 22, 2010

Porridge

“Let broth boil slowly, but let porridge make a noise.” (Irish Proverb) A Meal of Porridge (1883) – Sir George Reid Nothing can beat a steaming hot bowl of porridge for breakfast, or even lunch, on cold winter days. Not only is it a delicious way to start the day, it’s highly nutritious too. Oats [...]

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October 14, 2010

Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses [Review]

A little while back I was sent a selection of Butlers Farmhouse Cheese to review. As a self confessed cheese-aholic this was one product review I eagerly looked forward to receiving. I wasn’t disappointed. The Butler family first began making farmhouse cheese in 1932. Run by the third generation of Butlers, the company has become [...]

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October 7, 2010

Sweetcorn Fritters

Going For Gold I adore sweetcorn, it is one of my favourite vegetables. Sweet, crunchy, succulent and above all cheerful. It is at its most abundant in the UK as the weather is getting drearier and more autumnal (September into mid October) yet there it is a joyous, bright golden shade to brighten our meals. [...]

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October 5, 2010

Leon Naturally Fast Food

Cook Me Quick “Leon” was founded by Allegra McEvedy, Henry Dimbleby, and John Vincent, and voted the “Best New Restaurant” by judges Rick Stein, Gordon Ramsay, Nigel Slater, Heston Blumenthal and Jay Rayner in the 2005 Observer food awards. This book achieves the almost impossible. Not only is it an artistic explosion of lovely scrapbook [...]

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