Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day Cake

Next Sunday is Mother’s Day, I am hoping to be totally spoilt and hopefully not have to do any cooking or baking for myself, but I have made a very special Mother’s Day cake for my Mum that I would like to share with you. It is fairly simple, but…

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Scones

I never ever normally make scones, I love them, they are one of my favourite afternoon tea treats but when I made them for the first time about 20 years ago they were a disaster and came out like little hard rocks! The other problem I have is that my…

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Scrambled Eggs & Goats Cheese – Breakfast Heaven

I so wish that I had found this recipe earlier, its to die for and just perfect for this weekend, as it is Father’s Day and I decided that I would spoil Hubby rotten by making him breakfast in bed on both mornings over the weekend. My Hubby works extremely…

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A tribute to Prosecco & Limoncello

I love all things Italian, sometimes to my detriment, especially during the World Cup ! As you can imagine living with all these England fans, loving the Italian football team and wanting them to win does not go down well, but hey its not as agonising as being an England…

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Budino di semolino (Semolina Pudding)

I know that many of us have horrific memories of semolina from our childhoods, the thought of it conjures up school dinners and all that was so disgusting about them, but please trust me when I tell you that this delicious Tuscan pudding is so far removed from any horrid…

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My favourite dinner – Tava (Cypriot baked lamb & potatoes with cumin & Tomatoes)

By now I expect that you have noticed that I don’t cook any English food, have a passion for Tessa Kiros cookery books and have been very influenced by my Italian up bringing, well this recipe is no exception as it is a beautiful Cypriot dish from the lovely Tessa…

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