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 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 Quick and Easy Spice Cake (Tea Loaf) is a fabulous recipe from an old BeRo book, and makes a lovely tea loaf style cake.

Baking with BeRo – A Vintage Recipe

I’m back in the kitchen today, for weekend baking, and today’s recipe for Quick and Easy Spice Cake (Tea Loaf) is a fabulous recipe from an old BeRo book.

I made this recipe EXACTLY as shown in my late mother’s BeRo book, and just as the title of the recipe says, it is indeed very easy.

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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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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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Today’s recipe for Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder was cooked in my Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 on the slow cooker setting.

A Slow Cooked Soup Recipe using Leftover Ham

Today’s recipe for Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder was cooked in my Ninja Foodi 14-in-1 on the slow cooker setting.

However, it could have been cooked on the stove top, or any other slow cooker, such as a One Pot or a Crockpot too.

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Old-Fashioned Milk Chocolate Cake was one of my mum’s favourite cakes to make. She used to make one every Sunday for Sunday tea.

Baking with Be-Ro for Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day)

Old-Fashioned Milk Chocolate Cake was one of my mum’s favourite cakes to make. She used to make one every Sunday for Sunday tea, and decorate it with walnuts, which added a delightful nuttiness to the cake, and which goes so well with chocolate.

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This recipe for Mum’s Two Ingredient Strawberry Mousse is one of my favourite “frugal” retro recipes. As well as only using two ingredients, it’s also a “No-Cook” recipe too.

Retro Recipe Revival

This recipe for Mum’s Two Ingredient Strawberry Mousse is one of my favourite “frugal” retro recipes. Mum used to make this regularly for Sunday Tea, as well as for special occasions, such as Birthdays, Easter, Christmas and just because!

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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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