~ Seasonal fragrance and flavour from my country kitchens in England and France....celebrating local seasonal produce with traditional feasts and festivals, culinary notes, reviews, recipes and musings from home and abroad....whilst preparing family food with flair ~
British Seaside Fresh Crab Salad Roll – A wonderful Fresh Crab Salad roll which is served retro style, in a basket, with ready-salted crispsHappy Memories of (...)
Earl Grey Fruit Scones – These delightful scones are infused with Earl Grey tea, which imparts a wonderful bergamot flavour to them.Created with Tregothnan (...)
The Oslo Meal (Oslo Breakfast) – The Oslo Meal (Oslo Breakfast) was popular in primary schools in the UK during WWII.A Healthy Ration Book Lunch, Sandwich or (...)
Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich (Tamago Sando) – A classic recipe for Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich (Tamago Sando) with Japanese Milk Bread BunsPerfect for High Tea, (...)
A fabulous recipe for the discontinued and much-loved Homemade Patum Peperium (Gentleman’s Relish) Perfect on slices of hot buttered toastRecipe for Homemade (...)
Afternoon Tea Cakes with Golden Syrup – Today’s recipe is from a vintage recipe booklet for Lyle’s Golden Syrup, and is 100 years old.Dainty Little Fairy Cakes (...)
Malted Milk Chocolate Cake – A showstopper cake, this Malted Milk Chocolate Cake is made with Buttermilk, Maltesers and Chocolate OvalineA Delicious Malted (...)
St George’s Hall Cake: A fabulous recipe from over 100 years ago, with currants, mixed peel, ginger & caraway seeds – perfect with a cuppa.Recipe from the (...)
Spring posy victoria sandwich cake with lemon curd
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This delightful recipe for Spring Posy Victoria Sandwich Cake with Lemon Curd, would be perfect with a cuppaA Beautiful “All-in-One” Cake RecipeThis delightful (...)
Railway pudding: a classic british jam batter pudding
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Railway Pudding – Railway Pudding is an old British recipe for a simple batter and jam pudding, which orginated from railway station cafes.An Easy and Historic (...)
Ipswich Pudding – Today’s recipe for Ipswich Pudding is an historic, traditional British pudding, going back to at least 1750A Traditional British Baked Almond (...)
Traditional Mothering Buns – This is a very regional British recipe, hailing from Bristol in the South West of England.A Lovely Recipe for Sweet Buns with (...)
Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake – Another FABULOUS fruit cake recipe which is an adapted recipe from one of my old BeRo cookbooks.A Vintage Be-Ro Cookbook (...)
Empire Biscuits – Today’s recipe is a very nostalgic one, as my maternal grandmother used to bake these regularly for the biscuit tin.A Vintage Recipe from (...)
Stilton & Walnut Rarebit (Air Fryer & Grill) A fabulous recipe which is perfect for supper or a light lunch, and which can be baked in the air fryerCook this (...)
Today’s recipe for Sticky Marmalade Tea Loaf is an old recipe from one of my vintage Be-Ro cookbooks, from the 1940’s and 1950’sA Fabulous Vintage Recipe from (...)
This recipe for Slow-Cooker Gammon with Ginger Beer is delicious, with a wonderfully aromatic flavour of ginger and warm spicesEasy Cooking for Busy Days in a (...)
Traditional Scottish Shortbread Petticoat Tails – A classic, buttery Shortbread Petticoat Tails recipe with just THREE ingredientsA Never Fail Recipe from a (...)
Today’s recipe for Old-Fashioned Ovaltine Tea Loaf is a very poignant one, as my late mother made it regularly for the tea time tableA 1940’s Vintage (...)
Mincemeat & Marzipan Biscuits (Cookies) – Finding myself with a surfeit of mincemeat & marzipan, from Christmas, I created this new recipeA Delicious Recipe (...)
