Chocolate Teatime Tiffin – Make this Chocolate Teatime Tiffin for a teatime treat, or for elevenses, and the school (or office) lunch box

A Delecatable No-Bake Chocolate Treat

Who doesn’t love an easy to make “no bake” sweet recipe, and today’s recipe for Chocolate Teatime Tiffin is exactly that.

Using leftover cake, biscuits, dried fruit, butter, golden syrup and chocolate, it’s a “melt and set” recipe that is quite simply delectable.

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Today’s recipe for Lincolnshire Sausage, Sage & Onion Pies is a cheat’s recipe. and only uses 4 ingredients

Using Store Cupboard Ingredients

Today’s recipe for Lincolnshire Sausage, Sage & Onion Pies is a cheat’s recipe. and only uses 4 ingredients.

Made with ready-rolled puff pastry, butcher’s sausages, a packet of stuffing mixture and an egg, these pies taste fabulous.

Lincolnshire Sausage, Sage & Onion Pies are certainly not “haute cuisine”, but they make a fabulous family meal.

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This recipe for Traditional British Hot Cross Buns is my late mother’s recipe, and is one that she always used at Easter.

A Classic Yeasted Hot Cross Bun Recipe

Today’s recipe for Traditional British Hot Cross Buns has been shared on Lavender & Lovage before, but many years ago.

However, I decided it was time to give the photos a makeover, as well as sharing a new and more uptodate printable recipe card.

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A recipe for a fabulous old English pudding, Traditional Baked Rhubarb Charlotte, which is fantastic when served with custard

An Historic 17th Century British Pudding Recipe

I’m sharing a recipe for a fabulous old English pudding today, Traditional Baked Rhubarb Charlotte, which is fantastic when served with custard.

This recipe for baked Charlotte uses forced rhubarb in place of the usual apples, and is very much a late winter to early spring pudding.

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Today’s recipe for School Dinners Chocolate Concrete (Chocolate Crunch), is a new “Old” recipe, beloved of school cooks

A Retro School Pudding

Today’s recipe for School Dinners Chocolate Concrete (Chocolate Crunch), is a new “Old” recipe.

Yes, it’s the old school dinners pudding favourite, served with pink custard, which is actually pink blancmange.

The recipe is from a friend’s mother, who used to be a school cook. 

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My recipe for Microwave Omelette in a Mug, is a fabulously healthy and high protein light meal or breakfast dish.

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Mincemeat Buns (Cable Cakes) These lovely little buns (cakes) are easy to make and are fruity, but also light and airy.

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What a fabulous recipe this is for Yorkshire Farmhouse Fruit Cake. A proper old-fashioned “cut and come again” fruit cake.

Vintage Recipe from Farmhouse Cookery by Mrs Arthur Webb

What a fabulous recipe this is for Yorkshire Farmhouse Fruit Cake. A proper old-fashioned “cut and come again” fruit cake.

The one that your granny or mum would serve for Sunday tea, or for elevenses. This recipe was found in an old cookbook called Farmhouse Cookery by Mrs Arthur Webb.

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A handy online recipe book to Beat the January Blues with Tea Loaf & Cake Recipes. I have selected some of my favourites for you, ENJOY!

Tea Loaf and Cake Recipes for the Sunday Tea Tray, Elevenses and Afternoon Tea

Hello! It’s already the third week in January, Blue Monday has passed, thank goodness and in the UK, we are experiencing extremely cold weather.

I am quite enjoying the colder temperatures, it’s a chance to do (what I think we should all be trying to do in January), hiberbate and embrace a slower lifestyle pace.

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My first recipe for the New Year! Happy New Year to all my readers! And, it’s a fabulous tea time cake recipe for Cranberry, Mincemeat & Ginger Tea Loaf

A Simple Twelfth Night Cake using Festive Leftovers

My first recipe for the New Year! Happy New Year to all my readers! And, it’s a fabulous tea time cake recipe for Cranberry, Mincemeat & Ginger Tea Loaf.

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