Chocolate Teatime Tiffin – Make this Chocolate Teatime Tiffin for a teatime treat, or for elevenses, and the school (or office) lunch box

A Delecatable No-Bake Chocolate Treat

Who doesn’t love an easy to make “no bake” sweet recipe, and today’s recipe for Chocolate Teatime Tiffin is exactly that.

Using leftover cake, biscuits, dried fruit, butter, golden syrup and chocolate, it’s a “melt and set” recipe that is quite simply delectable.

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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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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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What a fabulous recipe this is for Yorkshire Farmhouse Fruit Cake. A proper old-fashioned “cut and come again” fruit cake.

Vintage Recipe from Farmhouse Cookery by Mrs Arthur Webb

What a fabulous recipe this is for Yorkshire Farmhouse Fruit Cake. A proper old-fashioned “cut and come again” fruit cake.

The one that your granny or mum would serve for Sunday tea, or for elevenses. This recipe was found in an old cookbook called Farmhouse Cookery by Mrs Arthur Webb.

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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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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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Autumn Cakes and Bakes – a selection of seasonal recipes for the Autumn tea time table, as well as treats for the school lunch box

Seasonal Treats for the Autumn Months

Autumn is my favourite season, a season which heralds the annual harvest, as well as the prospect of golden Indian Summer days.

And with that comes the pleasure of welcoming in more comforting food and recipes, as well as Autumn cakes and bakes.

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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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My recipe for Yorkshire Quarter – Yorkshire Rock Cake is a bake I’ve enjoyed from Botham’s of Whitby in one of their hampers.

A Fabulous Bake similar to Fat Rascals, Fruit Scones and Rock Cakes

My recipe for Yorkshire Quarter – Yorkshire Rock Cake is a bake I’ve enjoyed from Botham’s of Whitby in one of their hampers.

I love the Botham’s of Whitby Yorkshire Quarters, but it’s not always possible to order one, so I’ve made a couple myself.

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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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