Recipe: Pesto, Chicken, Sweet Pepper & Mozzarella Picnic Loaf
Half sandwich, half pie – chicken, sweet roast peppers, creamy mozzarella and pesto form the filling of this amazing picnic loaf… I want you to make me a promise… This summer, will you promise me that you’ll make this sandwich, pack it up along with a few more of your favourite picnic goodies and find a […]
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Picnic Food: Sweet Onion, Courgette and Cheese Tarts
Sweet, caramelised onion & courgette, tangy tomato & balsamic vinegar and crisp, flaky puff pastry… Whip these up in around 30 minutes and make sure your summer picnic is simply spiffing! I have adored picnics ever since I was a Famous Five reading, basket-on-my-bike riding little girl. There’s just something so adventurous and exciting about them and frankly, food […]
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10 awesome sandwiches you should definitely try
Not many days go by when I don’t quiz my family about what they had for lunch and then regale them with details of my own mealtime exploits. It’s not that we struggle for conversation or anything – I’m genuinely interested. I love talking about food! Sadly, I’m often left unsatisfied by the responses that […]
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The Baptism Picnic
A Day to Remember Yesterday was my son, Seth’s Baptism. It was a beautiful occasion and we were very lucky to share it with some much loved family and friends. Pre-Picnic Panic I have to say, all was NOT smooth sailing before the big day came! We decided to invite everyone back to our […]
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Tomatoes: Homemade Tomato Ketchup
Five ways with…tomatoes: Tomato Ketchup I couldn’t do a series of tomato recipes without including one for tomato ketchup. Even tomato haters have to admit that they love a bit of tommy k! This version has a nice kick to it which you can decrease or increase according to taste by adding less or more […]
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Anniversary barbecue
Aah, the barbeque! What better way to celebrate 11 years of wedded bliss than cooking meat over an open flame? Yesterday was our eleventh wedding anniversary – how time flies! We celebrated with a small group of friends and family by having a barbecue at our home for the week in Derbyshire (kindly provided by my […]
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