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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This wonderful new recipe for Five-a-Day Cheese Muffins is just perfect for breakfast on the go, as well as the school and office lunch box.

A “Back to School” and “Low Energy” Bake

This wonderful new recipe for Five-a-Day Cheese Muffins is just perfect for breakfast on the go, as well as the school and office lunch box.

It’s that time of year again, back to school for most of the UK (although Scotland returned a few weeks ago).

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My recipe for Totally Tinned Chilli is exactly that, a delicious, spicy and easy to make family recipe that is made mainly with tinned or long life ingredients.

Using Everyday Store Cupboard & Pantry Ingredients

Today’s recipe for Totally Tinned Chilli con Carne is exactly that, a delicious, spicy and easy to make family recipe that is made mainly with tinned or long life store cupboard and pantry ingredients.

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This hearty store cupboard recipe is made with easily accessible pantry ingredients, such as tinned corned beef, tinned baked beans, onions, potatoes and BBQ sauce.

A Cheap and Cheerful Family Supper Recipe

Today’s recipe isn’t a big, gooey cake, or a plate of decadent brownies for Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day), although I have made a Simnel Cake. It’s another pantry recipe for Store Cupboard Cowboy Pie.

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Whole Roast Cauliflower Cheese with Wild Garlic: A stunning and very easy to prepare cauliflower cheese that has wild garlic added to the quick cheese sauce. Perfect for any Spring supper or weekend luncheon.

A May Day Spring Recipe

Our back garden is currently swathed in bright green leaves with star-like white blossoms, it’s that time of year again and I’m so lucky to have wild garlic growing right on my doorstep.

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Sourdough, Tagine, Eggs and Stir-Fries: A midweek selection of images and recipes as shared on my Instagram account. From bread to stir-fries, it’s all here, as part of my Words on Wednesday series.

Some of February’s Instagram
Images and Recipes

Thus far February has been a month of white frost, snow, rain and drizzle, but with some dazzling days of sunshine in between too. Picking up from my last post Winter Words on Wednesday, I’m again sharing some images, words and recipes from my Instagram account.

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Seafood is a diverse type of cuisine which most people love, and with its varied serving ideas it can be used in everyday dishes as well as gourmet ones, so you’ll never get bored with it. There are so many different dishes you can make every day, for both family style recipes and dinner party style dishes.

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If you love seafood but you don’t often often cook with it, now is the time to make a change and try your hand at making some amazing meals this month, ones which have seafood at their very core.

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A Shepherd’s Hut and Fine Food in Wiltshire – My weekend stay in a cosy shepherd’s hut with suggestions for some amazing places to eat when in and around Salisbury, Wiltshire. This beautiful English county has so much to offer for the discerning diner, as well as some great places to see. 

Visit Wiltshire

Although I love travelling to Far-Flung parts of the world, my heart is always in Great Britain when it comes to short “staycation” breaks and holidays, and never more so on a recent trip to Wiltshire where I stayed for a long weekend exploring the area in and around Salisbury.

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Fun Food Festival Times with Ainsley Harriott – My exclusive interview with the charismatic and very funny chef, Ainsley Harriott at Bolton Food Festival 2018 in collaboration with Stoves UK. 

Bolton Food and Drink Festival 2018

A week ago saw me in a very wet and windy Bolton, where I was attending the Bolton Food and Drink Festival. This wonderful opportunity was all part of my ongoing partnership with StovesUK.

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Smoked Cheese & Onion Straws – Made with excess Festive ingredients, such as puff pastry and smoked cheese from the cheese board, these are posh enough for cocktail nibbles as well as being perfect for the school lunch box, and, these tasty little smoked cheese numbers are easy to make and are loved by all the family.

Posh enough for cocktail nibbles and perfect for the school lunch box, these tasty little smoked cheese numbers are easy to make and are loved by all the family.

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