Category Archives: Recipes

“Fill You Up” Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies

The small, pale, modest little oat is packed full of health benefits. Most of us should be trying to cram as many as possible into our diets. Swapping your usual cookie for these tasty Scrummy snacks is a step in … Continue reading

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Bramble Jelly

– There are still masses and masses of beautiful blackberries here, plump and nodding under the wonderful September sun. Our spotty dog, Mango adores them just as much as we do. On a walk, she will trot along the hedgerow … Continue reading

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Ham Hock And Gruyere Quiche- Scrummy Picnic/ Summer Lunch

This is a delicious but incredibly simple, easy to make quiche. As a rule, neither of my children (my harshest critics who are totally unsubtle) especially like quiche but they have given this one a “thumbs up”. The chives are … Continue reading

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Easy Chocolate Bread And Butter Pudding- Essential All Year Round Hug In A Bowl

Hmmmm, I do try and keep recipes fairly seasonal. “This is WINTER food” I hear shouted at me through the computer screen. I know, well sort of…………you never know when the urgent need for comfort food will start to claw … Continue reading

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Blackberry and Apple Loaf Cake- Simple, Seasonal, Scrummy

– The blackberries are wonderful here at the moment. The non food photo’s above are from yesterdays lovely dog walk. A wonderful summers day with a blustery breeze. I cannot believe how many butterflies and bumblebees are about this year. … Continue reading

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Blueberry and Almond Galette- Rustic Yet Beautiful Summer Food

– Blueberries are just so glorious. Their passionately deep purple colour combined with a surprisingly delicate flavour is almost hedonistic. Blueberry recipes need to take great care in finding flavour combinations that round off and celebrate the blueberry flavour without … Continue reading

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Goats Cheese and Caramelised Red Onion Quiche- Perfect Picnics

– I adore quiche. Its so easy to make and so much more delicious that shop bought counterparts. I just don’t understand why more people don’t have a go. The filling options are endless but the classic combinations are the … Continue reading

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The Most Scrummy, Most Chocolatey, Naughtiest Chocolate Cookies EVER

– When you need a chocolate fix………. a dark, unadulterated, totally sinful, gloriously naughty chocolate fix, then this recipe hits the spot. Yes, they can be a walking snack for chocolate lovers but these cookies are so much more. They … Continue reading

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Summer Lentil and Chick Pea Sambar

– I love spicy food. It doesn’t have to be a wintry dish. Think of the soaring temperatures where most spicy foods have their origins. This is my summer recipe for sambar which is commonly eaten in South India and … Continue reading

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Louise Waterman’s Ultimate Carrot Cake

– Going out for tea or coffee seems to be the new “eating out”……………(?). In my opinion, every good tea or coffee shop should have 4 priorities as follows: 1. Lovely tea pots- preferably with hand- made cosies (I know … Continue reading

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