Eat well - travel often
California Prune and Cognac Ice Cream I am sure you have heard of and probably tasted rum and raisin ice cream. Well let’s go one step further, let’s take this idea up a notch! Are you ready? I was sent some California Prunes and although […]
What are Fluffernutter Brownies? When I was a child as a special treat we were able to have a fluffernutter sandwich. What is a fluffernutter sandwich you might ask. A fluffernutter is made with peanut butter and marshmallow fluff. Marshmallow fluff comes in a jar […]
Violife – Vegan Cheese vs Dairy Cheese Not so long ago most people living in the United Kingdom had a diet very heavy in dairy products and laden with meat. The current trend both for health and for the sake of our planet is to […]
Semolina Sponge Cake with nuts, honey and greek style yogurt. The days are getting warmer and longer and the promise of Spring lingers in the air. The Easter Bunny has delivered all those chocolatey goodies around the world and families are getting ready to sat […]
Peanut Butter Blondies I have been craving peanut butter bakes lately. This recipe for Peanut Butter blondies is one from a friend of mine Helen whose blog Fuss Free Flavours features this delicious recipe. I remember when Brownies were in every cafe and coffee shop […]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans I do love peanut butter cookies and I love chocolate chip cookies so it made sense to combine them, add some chopped pecan nuts and bake a really delicious cookie. These are perfect to have with your afternoon […]
AD SupperClub – The Vegan Flavours of the Punjab I was invited to attend the latest supperclub devised and hosted by Humayun Hussain who is one of the UK’s leading supporters of Indian food and restaurants featuring the food of Chef Saurav Nath. Chef Saurav […]
Ad Recipe: Fresh Summery Tomato Pasta Sauce At the end of the tomato season there are many ways to preserve that bit of sunshine, aroma and taste we associate with fresh tomatoes. You can ferment, bottle, chutney your tomatoes however one of my favourite ways […]
Ad-sponsored post Recipe: Waldorf Salad Ice Cream (blue cheese, apple, walnuts and celery) If you love a cheese board packed with your favourite cheeses I bet you would have a blue cheese – Stilton, Danish blue, Rochefort or similar. Do you find that by the […]
Tepeche – Mexican Fermented Pineapple Drink Since the start of Lockdown in March 2020 I really got into fermenting and looking after our immune system by way of keeping our gut happy. My newest ferment is a Mexican drink called Tepeche! Tepeche is a fermented […]
Recipe: Harira Soup traditional for Ramadan For Muslims worldwide Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a month of fasting, prayer and reflection and is a time for fasting during the day, from sun up to sun down. As the time to break […]
Here is the recipe you always wanted – Homemade Bread and Butter pickles! Ever since I can remember we always had pickles in the fridge just waiting for a sandwich or salad to come along! One of my favourites was the Bread & Butter Pickles […]
Here is my recipe for Rhubarb, Strawberry and Ginger Jam. Rhubarb is at the height of its season right now. Rhubarb pairs especially well with apple and strawberries and also with ginger. The perfect way to preserve this quintessential English recipe is by making home […]
Here is my Banana Bread recipe using a packet of batter mix. During the Coronavirus pandemic England suffered a general flour shortage. Whilst staring at empty shelves that had once held a plethora of different flours there was only packets of Yorkshire pudding batter mix. […]
Here is my recipe for Rhubarb chutney with dates and raisins: The rhubarb season has a short peak when it is at its best though it is still available for most of the summer. At my allotment I have several rhubarb plants. This year they […]
Here is a recipe for Chocolate Brownies in a flour shortage:- During the current Coronavirus we are experiencing loads of shortages in the supermarkets. One item which has not been on the shelves for a couple of weeks is flour. I was looking through my […]