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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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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Pressure Cooker Leftover Turkey & Vegetable Soup - A great way to use up leftover turkey and vegetables, to make a stock and a hearty soup

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These easy to make Pigs in Blanket and Cranberry Turnovers use only five ingredients plus a beaten egg for the glaze

Bake in the Air Fryer or a Coventional Oven

These easy to make Pigs in Blanket and Cranberry Turnovers use only five ingredients plus a beaten egg for the glaze.

The recipe yields between 8 and 12 turnovers, depending on how big you cut the puff pastry squares, and they are baked in the air fryer.

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A fabulous recipe, which is nearly 100 years old – the 1920’s BeRo Christmas Cake was first shared in the 3rd edition

A Simple but Traditional Christmas Cake

A fabulous recipe, which is nearly 100 years old – the 1920’s BeRo Christmas Cake was first shared in the 3rd edition of these little cookery books.

The Be Ro 3rd edition was published in 1925, along with instructions how to make almond icing (marzipan) and classic Royal icing too.

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I know this Farmhouse Beef and Sausage Shape doesn’t look very attractive, but I cannot emphasise how delicious this is.

An Old English Farmhouse Recipe from East Anglia and Lincolnshire

I know this Farmhouse Beef and Sausage Shape doesn’t look very attractive, but I cannot emphasise how delicious this is.

It’s a very old farmhouse recipe, believed to originate from East Anglia and Lincolnshire. The orignal recipe was in an old Farmhouse cookbook I have by Mary Norwak.

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My School Dinner recipes have been very popular lately, and here’s the recipe for School Dinner Cheese Flan, which I promised to share.

Also called Cheese & Egg Flan and Cheese Pie

My School Dinner recipes have been very popular lately, and here’s the recipe for School Dinner Cheese Flan, which I promised to share.

Also called Cheese & Egg Flan, or Cheese Pie, it has JUST four ingredients in it.

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July in the UK has been a WASH OUT! Wet and windy with storms, so today I’m sharing some comforting Retro School Dinners Recipes.

School Jam Tart

Comfort food from the School Canteen

July in the UK has been a WASH OUT! Wet and windy with storms, so today I’m sharing some comforting Retro School Dinners Recipes.

From hearty puddings to pies and flans, I hope you will find some inspiration in the following recipes I’m sharing.

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My latest recipe for Deep Dish Cheese & Tomato Flan was made for a summer’s evening Sunday Tea Tray supper.

A Delicious Deep Dish Flan for Summer Picnics and Celebration Buffets

My latest recipe for Deep Dish Cheese & Tomato Flan was made for a summer’s evening Sunday Tea Tray supper.

Made in an oblong deep dish, it yields lots of cheesy egg custard filling, with sweet seasonal tomatoes, and not too much pastry.

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