My recipe for Repulse Bay Hotel Club Sandwich, also known as a Hong Kong Club Sandwich, is based on what I remember enjoying at the old hotel

Food Memories from Old Hong Kong

My recipe for Repulse Bay Hotel Club Sandwich, also known as a Hong Kong Club Sandwich, is based on what I remember enjoying at The Repulse Bay Hotel Verandah Restaurant.

I have added the fried egg and sliced cheese, but if this is a step too far for your taste buds, then by all means revert back the original Club Sandwich as made famous in New York.

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This recipe for Chow Fan (Egg Fried Rice), is our old Amah’s recipe, that mum adopted, and which was one of my favourite meals

Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood

This recipe for Chow Fan (Egg Fried Rice), is our old Amah’s recipe, that mum adopted, and which was one of our favourite meals when I was growing up.

Also known as Chao Fan, it’s a Cantonese egg fried rice dish that is a staple recipe in Hong Kong and the Canton area of China.

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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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Today’s recipe for Cheeseboard, Cranberry & Ham Quiche is a fabulous way to use up odds and ends of festive cheese, cranberries and ham

Using Christmas Cheeses and Leftovers

Today’s recipe for Cheeseboard, Cranberry & Ham Quiche is a fabulous way to use up odds and ends of festive cheese, cranberries and ham.

Baked in a savoury cheesy custard. with the fresh zing of plump cranberries, and the saltiness of cooked ham, or gammon, it’s a truly tasty flan.

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Autumn Cakes and Bakes – a selection of seasonal recipes for the Autumn tea time table, as well as treats for the school lunch box

Seasonal Treats for the Autumn Months

Autumn is my favourite season, a season which heralds the annual harvest, as well as the prospect of golden Indian Summer days.

And with that comes the pleasure of welcoming in more comforting food and recipes, as well as Autumn cakes and bakes.

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Today’s recipe for Sultana & Lemon Tea Loaf Cake is an adaptation of a Fruit Cake recipe that is in a BeRo recipe book.

A Retro Recipe from a Vintage BeRo Recipe Book

Today’s recipe for Sultana & Lemon Tea Loaf Cake is an adaptation of the Fruit Cake recipe that is in the 39th edition of the BeRo Flour recipe book.

It’s a light, fruity and lemony loaf cake, baked in a loaf tin, and is absolutley lovely when served buttered in slices.

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A French version of the famous Welsh Rarebit with Comté cheese.

Plus more Cracking Cheesy Recipes

Comté Rarebit on Sourdough Toast with Quick Pickled Red Onions – A French version of the famous Welsh Rarebit with Comté cheese.

This recipe for a French style rarebit, has all the elements of a Welsh rarebit, but is made with Comté cheese.

It makes a wonderfully quick meal for all the family and the rarebit mixture can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge, making it an easy to prepare meal after work or school.

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My version of the Coronation Quiche recipe, which was released as part of King Charles III’s Coronation by The Royal Chefs.

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My Coronation Quiche Recipe with English Asparagus

My version of the Coronation Quiche recipe, that Buckingham Palace released as part of King Charles III’s celebrations, has fresh English asparagus, Somerset Feta cheese and Cheddar cheese in it, as well as tarragon.

The original recipe has broad beans and spinach in it, as well as lard in the pastry; however, I thought that the spinach would make the quiche too wet, and the broad beans is an odd ingredient for a flan I think, by way of texture.

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A traditional Cinnamon Tea Cake – made in a trice and with just 1 egg, and a buttery cinnamon sugar topping – perfect with a cuppa.

A Lovely Little Cake – Perfect for the Sunday Tea Tray

A traditional Cinnamon Tea Cake – made in a trice and with just 1 egg.

It’s a lovely little uncomplicated cake which relies on a buttery cinnamon sugar topping.

This is a classic “tea cake” as in a cake you’d made for the tea time table, and it’s also lovely when served sliced through the middle and spread with butter.

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