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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I hope you enjoy this new new recipe I’ve just created, for Overnight Sourdough Vanilla & Buttermilk Pancakes. Perfect for a weeekend brunch

Using Freshly Fed Sourdough Starter or Sourdough Discard

Hello from a warm but windy Lincolnshire, and our Saturday brunch……..this a new recipe I’ve just created, Overnight Sourdough Vanilla & Buttermilk Pancakes.

Made with sourdough discard, or freshly fed, bubbly sourdough starter, can I just add, these are absolutely delectable.

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Today’s recipe for Bunny on the Lawn isn’t so much a recipe, but an idea with a simple method, it was popular party food in the 60’s and 70’s

Retro Party Food for Children and Adults

Today’s recipe for Bunny on the Lawn isn’t so much a recipe, but an idea along with a simple method.

Beloved of old-fashioned children’s birthday parties, I made and served this on Easter Sunday, as a delectable retro desssert.

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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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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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1960's Evaporated Milk Chocolate Cake is a much-loved family recipe from an old Be-Ro cookbook. It first appeared in edition 24 which was published in 1961

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Rhubarb & Strawberry Pudding Cake is the perfect combination of tart seasonal rhubarb and sweet strawberries.

A Seasonal Spring and Summer Pudding

My recipe for Rhubarb & Strawberry Pudding Cake is the perfect combination of tart seasonal rhubarb and sweet strawberries.

The cake batter is a Madeira cake recipe and it has flaked almonds sprinkled on top for a bit of a crunch.

Serve this delectable Rhubarb & Strawberry Pudding Cake with double cream, ice cream or even custard if the weather is glum.

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English Strawberries & Cream Coronation Trifle – a delicious summery trifle with fresh strawberries, sherry soaked cake, custard & cream.

Perfect for Coronation Street Parties, Sunday Tea Time and Just Because!

English Strawberries & Cream Coronation Trifle; a delicious summery trifle that’s made with fresh English strawberries, cream sherry soaked cake, creamy custard & whipped cream, decorated with more fresh strawberries & toasted flaked almonds.

I’ve called this a Coronation Trifle, as the King’s Coronation is in May, the start of English strawberry season, but, you can of course make this for any other special occasion, or as a dessert for Sunday afternoon tea.

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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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My latest recipe for Coronation Pork & Pickle Picnic Pies was created with the King’s upcoming Coronation in mind.

For King Charles III Coronation

The Royal Invitation

My latest recipe for Coronation Pork & Pickle Picnic Pies was created with the King’s upcoming Coronation in mind.

Our village is holding a Coronation Day Street Party, outside hopefully, or in our Village Hall if the weather is unkind.

We also held one for the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee too, and it was huge fun as well as being filled with laughter and friendship.

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