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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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 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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I made this Cheese & Spring Onion Soda bread for St Patrick’s Day, which was on the 17th March. It would also be perfect for Easter Tea

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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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Enjoy Incredible Crete Out of Season with Jet2Holidays. Visit Crete in October, when the beaches are empty, but the weather is still warm

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Enjoy this Stunning Agean Island out of Season

Enjoy Incredible Crete Out of Season with Jet2Holidays. Visit Crete in October, when the beaches are empty, but the weather is still warm.

You will also find many restaurants, bars and tavernas still open, but less crowded.

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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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My last Christmas inspired recipe is for Fruity Aromatic Slow Cooker Ham (Gammon). This lovely baked ham recipe is simplicity itself.

A Fabulous Slow Cooked Ham with Aromatic Spices and Fruit

My last Christmas inspired recipe is for Fruity Aromatic Slow Cooker Ham (Gammon). This lovely baked ham recipe is simplicity itself and the results are spectactular.

It’s a lesson in how to transform a piece of supermarket ham/gammon into a delicious festive meal…..and for ease, you cook this in your slow cooker, or on the slow cooker setting of a multi-cooker, such as a Ninja Foodi, Instant Pot or Crock Pot.

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