So today I have one of my favourite Ladies in the world coming over for lunch, I have known her for about 20 years or more and I adore spending time with her, she just gets me and sometimes thats all that you need. We share a love of so…
Grapefruit Drizzle Cake
If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that we recently moved, downsizing from our large home in Oxted to a smaller and far more modern and manageable home in Edenbridge, we have been here nearly 3 months now and just love it and can not ever…
Minted Hollandaise Sauce
It is no secret that I have a passion for cookery books, what I really love are cookery books that have been recommended and one of the best places for this is on Instagram, the lovely girls that I follow often post photos of books that they are using and…
Lemon Feta and Mascarpone Pasta with Grilled Asparagus
It has been a very busy, very hot and sunny but lovely weekend, from Friday evening to Sunday we just didn’t seem to stop but still found the time some how to try some new lovely meals and this Lemon Feta and Mascarpone Pasta with Grilled Asparagus was one that I…
Honey and Almond Cake
As you can see by the flowers in the photo, I made this cake a little while ago, the reason for the delay in writing up the post is that the recipe came from the Country Living magazine, May edition and I let a friend borrow it, now I have…
Raw Courgette Spaghetti with Lemon, Feta, Pea, Mint and Pea Shoots
It would appear that I have fallen rather behind with my blog post entries, this I can blame on numerous things, sunshine (well I would rather be outside, who wouldn’t), bad health and when in good health my love of being in my workshop rather than the kitchen, but I…
Pesto Beans and Feta on Toast
I actually don’t know where to start in writing this recipe, as I type I can not even think what I should call it as this gorgeous lunch came about completely by accident, well I say accident, what really happened is that as usual on a Sunday morning before our…
Tagliarini with Asparagus and Herbs
So our week of gorgeous meat free Italian recipes has come to and end, I can not remember what we have planned for this week apart from that I know tonights dinner is Milanese Di Pollo, a family favourite and one of Hubby’s specials. Hubby loves to cook and he…
Lilac Syrup Cake
Its Friday, the sun is out and it is gloriously hot, the weather for the weekend is forecast as being sunny and warm, this means lots of walks, time in the garden and of course afternoon tea. I needed an excuse to use my lovely Lilac sugar and syrup that…
Lilac Sugar
This isn’t really a recipe as such, but I thought I would add it to my Blog just to show you how simple it is to make, all you need is, a few heads of Lilac, white caster sugar and a clean and dry jar with a tight sealing lid,…
