I recently got a bee in my bonnet that I wanted to get a slow cooker! I mean seriously I am a vegetarian of 30 years……… what do I need a slow cooker for? It’s the very same question Michael asked. He soon quietened down when I bought this amazingly easy slow cooker butterscotch fondue to the table. In the summertime I love to make food that I can share with friends and family, especially food that can be eaten outside while enjoying...
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This recipe for Small Baked Camemberts With Homemade Blueberry Compote is so simple its almost too embarrassing to share because it is so simple to make but its so delicious I just couldn’t resist sharing it with you today. But then again I am a sucker for anything with gooey melty cheese involved 😀 Warm gooey cheese topped with fruit to me is simply heaven! Cheese I used camembert because I love the flavour it has, especially...
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There are certain flavours, scents, foods and drinks that make us feel all summery when we have them and homemade lemonade is one of them for me. But another thing that really makes me know its summer is lavender. I love to fuse the two of them, and today I want to share two things with you, lavender lemonade plus lavender sugar. First The Lavender Lemonade Nothing beats the heat better than homemade lemonade on a hot summer’s...
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I wanted to have a chance to enjoy some of the currant seasonal fruits during the spring and even into summer. I love cranberries, kumquats and physalis in particular and they are only fresh at this time of year. So I decided to preserve some, but I didn’t want to use alcohol. I don’t have a problem with alcohol preserved fruits I just didn’t want to do it this time. After doing some research I discovered that long ago, families would...
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With Christmas fast approaching it’s time to get things organised and for me that means making my own sweet mincemeat. Don’t get me wrong it’s not hugely expensive to buy ready made but as always the homemade stuff is always better. You know what’s in the jar because you put it there and it always tastes better. Also as another point for me, I can make mine 100% vegetarian 😀 which is always a good thing. Traditionally mincemeat...
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I know my last post was with blackberries and apples as well but this is such a classic combination and with them being currently in high season I just couldn’t resist using them again. It’s been a while since I have made some homemade jam and these ingredients are just screaming out to be jammed. Blackberries make a wonderful jelly but its time consuming to make, where as this jam is from fruit to jam in under an...
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