Food and Travel from Home and Abroad
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10 Things to Eat and Experience on Your First Trip to Peru – From Ceviche, and Empanadas to Coca Tea and Lomo Saltado 10 Things to Eat and Experience on Your First Trip to Peru Peru covers desert coastline, high Andean valleys, and Amazon lowlands, and a first visit rarely fits all three comfortably. Most people arrive with Machu Picchu at the top of the list and then find the food, the markets,…
I am starting a new series on Lavender & Lovage, for Regional British Recipes, and the first recipe I’m sharing is for Melton Hunt Cake An Historical Regional British Recipe from Leicestershire I am starting a new series on Lavender & Lovage, for Regional British Recipes, and the first recipe I’m sharing is for Melton Hunt Cake. Melton Hunt Cake originated in Leicestershire, and this scrumptious,…
Very Cheesy Scones with Kefir – A special cheese scone recipe that I created using Fen Farm Dairy’s kefir, and with extra cheese in them too. Cheese Scones made with Live Culture Kefir Very Cheesy Scones with Kefir….a special cheese scone recipe that I created using Fen Farm Dairy’s kefir, and with extra cheese in them too. Their NEW traditionally fermented kefir is handmade on their Suffolk farm,…
Baked Gooseberry Pudding – this recipe based on the late, great Jane Grigson, from her fabulous book, English Food. A Classic British Baked Pudding Baked Gooseberry Pudding……this recipe based on the late, great Jane Grigson, from her fabulous book, English Food. Memories can be fickle, the good times are nearly always better and the bad times sometimes fade, hopefully, but I do think that memories…
Ploughman’s Lunch Rolls – Another idea for a cricket tea, for a picnic, or a packed lunch Cheese, Ham, Salad and Pickle Sandwiches Another idea for a cricket tea, for a picnic, or a packed lunch, Ploughman’s Lunch Rolls. I make these fairly regularly for lunch or when we’re going on long car journeys, as well as for light lunches. Although I’ve used wholemeal bread rolls in these photos, this…
Harvester’s Cheese and Tomato Pie – This country recipe uses just five ingredients and makes a fabulous light lunch, snack or supper dish. A Recipe from Ambridge, Borsetshire, Home to The Archers Today is Lammas Day, also Yorkshire Day, it traditionally marks the start of harvest, and so what better than to share this Harvester’s Cheese and Tomato Pie recipe. This simple recipe uses just five…
The Land Girls Wartime Homity Pie – Based on an authentic Wartime Recipe from a land girl in Devon, this Homity Pie is pure comfort food Homity Pie – A Wartime Recipe also called Devon Pie Today’s recipe for The Land Girls Wartime Homity Pie is one very close to my heart, as my late mother used to make it regularly, as I do too. It’s a simple open pie recipe, as in a pie with no lid, that has a…
Cricket Tea BLT Sandwiches – One of the most popular requests for Cricket Tea Sandwiches, the Classic BLT always goes down well. With an Easy Prep the Night Before Method Continuing with my Cricket Tea posts, I am sharing my friend Sarah’s recipe for her Cricket Tea BLT Sandwiches. These were the sandwiches that her son, who played cricket at Easton CC in Suffolk, regularly requested when she was…
Dublin Teacake (Fruit Tea Loaf) is a delicious and easy to make Brack style tea loaf, with no fat, mixed fruit and Yorkshire Tea Perfect for Cricket Teas, Supper, Elevenses and Afternoon Tea After a long walk the other morning, I came home and baked two tea loaves for the cake tin, and our weekly Sunday tea tray. This recipe is called Dublin Teacake, and is a cricket tea favourite in Sessay…
Spanish Charcuterie Crisps (Loaded Crisps) is a simple and fuss-free method of creating a fabulous snack wherever you are. The Perfect No-Cook Snack for the Seaside, a Picnic or in the Garden I am a little late to the viral party for these Spanish Charcuterie Crisps (Loaded Crisps). They were all the rage, apparently, a few months ago on TikTok. As I don’t have a TikTok account, and I won’t be…
