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Autumnal Recipes – Part Three
Autumnal Recipes – Part Three The weather in East Yorkshire is very up and down at the moment – not so many sunny ‘up’ days, but lots of grey rainy ones, so Autumnal Recipes – Part Three is here to give us some more comforting recipes. Having finished my Chemotherapy a few weeks ago, I […]
Elderberries in Autumn
Elderberries in Autumn “What on earth do we do with those purple elderberries in Autumn,” asked Erik. Not being entirely sure, I decided to trawl through cookbooks and the internet to find out the answer, as we have a big bush, almost a tree, only a few yards from our brand new kitchen. Our Elderflower […]
More Wild Garlic Recipes
More Wild Garlic Recipes Here we are with More Wild Garlic Recipes again, as promised. So thrilled to see our Wild Garlic spreading so successfully in our small woodland area, half-way down our garden.When my oldest friend, Dilys, came to stay when I was poorly, a couple of years ago, she began to dig up […]
Nettle Recipes.
Nettle Recipes A few years ago, I would have never dreamed of writing about Nettles, and particularly Nettle Recipes! I hate being stung by those ferocious plants that litter my garden, and strike me with that sudden, instant pain that materialises into a dull, strong, nagging, itchy ache for hours and is no friend of […]
Wild Garlic time! Plus Recipe.
Guess who planted a lot of Wild Garlic bulbs last year in the woodland area of the garden? OK, it was me and Erik. And now we are going to reap the benefit. Like most plants in East Yorkshire, what with the gentle winter and warmer temperatures than usual, our Wild Garlic has already sprung through […]
Hollandaise Sauce Recipe
I kept meaning to re-post this recipe for Hollandaise Sauce. Because we had a revamp of our blog, there was a chance some of my recipes would disappear, so I wanted to re-write them up. As this is a classic Hollandaise Sauce recipe, I thought it an important one to keep in the blog’s recipe file. […]
Weekend Fun Summer Recipes
The blue colour is for the sky that I hope to be shimmering over us this weekend (fingers crossed as ever in this part of the world!) What with Cousin Martie from New Zealand staying, and oldest son, Nicola (his partner) and their three children venturing over to Hornsea, we need some sunshine this weekend. […]
All things Italian, (especially an Italian Tomato Sauce Recipe)
All Things Italian, (Especially an Italian Tomato Sauce Recipe) My introduction to Italian food (and an Italian Tomato Sauce Recipe) came about in, of all places, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. I had just become the proud owner of my first show-jumping horse, and both she and I spent the next two summer holidays living, working and […]
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