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Easy Cheese Straws are a crispy and light, flaky, cheesy delight! Perfect as a party nibble with drinks or to eat alongside soups, they really are easy. Simply grate butter and cheese into seasoned flour and mix with iced water to make a dough. Chill …Read more
Mincemeat Biscuits are a great alternative to mince pies. Sweet, fruity, and with a subtle spicy flavour, even people who don’t like mince pies can enjoy these moreish biscuits! As well as quality mincemeat, I include chopped walnuts or pecans for a nutty bite. Finished …Read more
Lentil & Bacon Soup is a nutritious, simple yet tasty soup that’s perfect for chilly days. Made with quick cooking split red lentils, plus smoked bacon and vegetables, everyday ingredients are transformed into something hearty, comforting and delicious. Disclosure: this post may contain affiliate links. …Read more
Corned Beef & Potato Pasties are a British favourite. Simple, budget-friendly but oh so tasty. Crisp shortcrust pastry filled with tinned corned beef mashed with cooked potatoes and onions makes for perfect comfort food served with gravy and veg. Growing up in the 1970s …Read more
Chickpea, Potato & Coconut Curry is subtly spiced but delicious. Chickpeas and potatoes in a coconut-yogurt sauce flavoured with earthy spices like cumin, coriander, mustard, turmeric, and fennel seed. Not your average chickpea and potato curry, here chunks of crispy roasted potato are stirred in …Read more
Pork Braised in Cider with Apples is a delicious, rich, comforting dish that’s perfect for the cooler months. Pork rib eye steaks (or you can substitute pig cheeks) become beautifully tender cooked in cider and chicken stock. Along with onions, garlic and sage, apples add …Read more
Homemade Cheese Crackers are simplicity itself to make but taste incredible. With just a handful of everyday ingredients (flour, salt, pepper, butter, water, Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, plus optional garlic powder) you can have crispy, delicious, cheesy crackers in little more than half an hour. …Read more
Apple recipes, both sweet and savoury, to make the most of either homegrown bounty, or just a few fruits languishing in the fruit bowl. In this post I bring together some of my favourites including scones, tarts, salads, soups, and main courses. APPLE RECIPES …Read more
Homemade Ricotta, creamy, delicious, and so easy, can be used in exactly the same way as store bought – for both savoury and sweet dishes. All you need are TWO ingredients: whole milk plus vinegar to split it into curds and whey. I also add …Read more
Cheese & Apple Scones are lovely as a snack or with soups and salads. Tender pieces of sweet-tart Bramley apple are combined in a savoury scone with mature Cheddar and Parmesan cheese. And who doesn’t like tangy apple with cheese? Delicious served warm, split, and …Read more
It warms my heart that many of my most popular recipes are simple, old-fashioned ones. A version of this post first appeared in the Moorlands Eater Newsletter. The urge to write about ‘old-fashioned’ or traditional British recipes came to me after posting my blog …Read more
Yogurt Flatbreads are soft, pliable, versatile. And so quick and easy to make. No yeast means no kneading or proofing, so you can have a batch on the table in around 30 minutes. Just mix the ingredients into a dough (flour, baking powder, salt and …Read more
Smørrebrød are Danish-style open sandwiches so generously heaped with tempting toppings that you have to be eat them with knife and fork. In this post you’ll learn the steps to making delicious smørrebrød, which bread to use (and how to bake your own), ideas for …Read more
Banana & Chocolate Cake features two layers of wonderfully moist, banana-flavoured sponge studded with chunks of chocolate. The layers are sandwiched together with a simple vanilla-flavoured buttercream. Easy to make, but such a treat! I’ve been making this gorgeous cake for years. I …Read more
Rhubarb & Vanilla Jam, with a flavour reminiscent of rhubarb and custard, is simple and delicious. Perfect on scones, bread and butter, with yogurt or porridge, and in desserts and cakes. Make a strikingly coloured jam with early bright red rhubarb or later, greener rhubarb for …Read more
Apple & Cinnamon Scones, gorgeously light and fluffy, are a wonderful teatime treat. With plenty of cinnamon flavour, they’re studded with pieces of tangy apple and finished with an optional honey glaze. Simply delicious served warm, split and buttered. But even better with clotted or …Read more
Piccalilli is a traditional British pickle of mixed vegetables in a thick, tangy sauce flavoured with mustard and turmeric. So easy to make at home, Piccalilli is a great addition to a ploughman’s lunch, eaten alongside pork pie, ham, cheeses, salads, or in a sandwich. …Read more
Cheese & Chilli Cornbread is an easy quick bread. No ordinary cornbread, my version has Cheddar cheese, sweetcorn kernels, tangy pickled chillies as well as chilli flakes. Light, fluffy and so tasty, it’s great as a side to chillies, soups, salads, bbq and other meals. …Read more
Rosemary Crackers are so simple to make with just a handful of ingredients. Deliciously herby, crisp and moreish, they’re perfect as a snack, to eat with cheeses, paté, dips, or alongside soups. All you need are flour, fresh rosemary, salt, pepper, olive oil, and water. …Read more
Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread Biscuits feature a classic and always popular flavour combination in a light, buttery shortbread biscuit. Using a food processor, the dough can be whizzed up in 5 minutes. Then roll into two log shapes and chill in the fridge for half an …Read more
Cheese & Chorizo Quick Bread is ‘quick’ because it gets its rise from self-raising flour and eggs. That means no kneading and no proofing. You just mix up the ingredients in around ten minutes, then bake. With tangy Cheddar cheese, smoky chorizo, plus chives, this …Read more
Potted Chicken is an easy and delicious way to use up leftover roast chicken. In this recipe I’ve flavoured the chicken with some classic partners. Fresh tarragon, garlic, and lemon zest. But you can swap in your own favourites like chives, thyme, or parsley. Simply …Read more
Light Rye Bread is a tasty, nutritious loaf that’s a great all-rounder. Whether you want it for sandwiches, toast, or to eat alongside soups and salad, the tangy flavour from rye, plus the goodness of wholemeal wheat flour and lightness from white bread flour, is …Read more
Mediterranean Oat Bake combines feta, roasted peppers, courgette, sun-dried tomatoes, herbs, and olives with nutritious rolled oats, eggs, nuts, and seeds to make the centrepiece of a delicious vegetarian main course. Chopping the fresh vegetables small, and supplementing them with jarred and tinned goodies, means …Read more
Coconut Blueberry Lime Lollies are a cooling, frozen treat you can make in under 10 minutes. Just whizz together 4 natural ingredients, leaving some of the berries chunky if you like, pour into moulds and freeze. Rich, fruity, tangy, and delicious. Here in the …Read more