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May 19, 2012 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend is getting nearer and I am starting to get excited. I didn’t think I would at first, but I have to say, the patriotic displays filling our shops and supermarkets is quite inspiring. I love seeing the rows and rowns of bunting and it makes me really happy to see British produce being celebrated and showcased on such a grand scale. I have also been lured in by one or two pretty plates and cakes stands and have already been practicing my jubilee bakes…
I was asked by the British supermarket Waitrose – suppliers to the Royal Household “By Appointment” – to chose my ‘Best of British’ Jubilee street party item to be part of a Jubilee hamper. My selected item will go into battle against another street party item live this morning at 9.30am on Twitter. My battle will last for 8 hours and I am up against @BigSpud (Gary Fenn) who has chosen the mighty asparagus.
After much deliberation, I chose Tiptree English Strawberries as my ‘Best of British’ must-have street party item. I chose a food item, because whatever type of gathering you might be having over the Jubilee weekend I am sure that strawberries will feature. Perhaps you are planning a jubilee picnic and are serving strawberries and cream, or are making an Eton Mess, or a lovely big cake fillled with fresh strawberries or you might even throw a few into a nice large jug of Pimms. Strawberries brighten up any party platter and everyone from children to adults love them!
Tiptree English Strawberries are new season. I have always found them to be super juicy and they are farmed from a village farm in Tiptree. Tiptree are also By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen so I hope HM would approve of my choice!
The winners will be narrowed down and there are battles every day until the top 20 items are selected via the @WaitroseUK twitter feed and the Waitrose Facebook page. There are also prizes to be won if you join in and vote/like/tweet!
So, if you happen to be on Twitter or enjoy interacting on Facebook please join in and support my choice for English TipTree Strawberries to join the Waitrose ‘Best of British’ Jubilee street party hamper!
Disclosure: I was sent a Waitrose goodie bag containing some Jubilee items to try and use. The Jubilee cupcakes, gingerbread men and cups formed part of the goodie bag. The strawberries were my own choice and purchase.
May 16, 2012 This month, I have been determined to take part in Dom’s ‘Random Recipes’ challenge over at Belleau Kitchen. Dom’s recipe challenge has been running for over a year now and as each month passes by, I find myself drooling over the round-up posts, wondering why I hadn’t taken part. The rules are that you must select a book randomly and cook a recipe from it. This is great, as it encourages people to turn to books they might otherwise overlook and neglect. The book I randomly selected (from an ever-growing pile now overtaking the whole house) was Leemei Tan’s Lemongrass and Ginger. Leemei is a UK-based food photographer, who also writes a successful blog called My Cooking Hut. Leemei has recently had her first cookery book published to the theme of ’Vibrant Asian Recipes’ and vibrant they are, too. It is worth looking out for, it is a very impressive first book, with recipes from Japan and Korea, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam and India and Sri Lanka.
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May 11, 2012 Is it hot or cold, do we have sunshine or rain? Is anyone else confused?! Up until yesterday, we were eating warming soups and stews, today, the sunnier and more in keeping with spring weather, inspired this lovely bright British asparagus, mozzarella, tomato and egg salad. This is a sort of cross between asparagus with poached egg (a heavenly combination) and an Italian tomato and mozzarella salad, though on this plate, all the ingredients are British. It goes perfectly with a glass of fizz and you’ll find out why I’ve been drinking that a little later on!
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May 9, 2012 They say that good things come in small packages and in this particular case, a very good thing, or two, arrived in the post and practically knocked my socks off. Bluebasil gourmet brownies. A little box, small, but perfectly formed. Tied with string with a pretty label. It wasn’t Christmas day, but it could have been. They made my day.
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May 7, 2012 
Just a quick note to remind us all that this month, Clare from The Vegetarian Experience is hosting a vegetarian-themed Family Friendly Fridays. You can link up at any time of the week/month and the current round will be open until 31st May 2012, with a round-up by Clare shortly afterwards.
We are linking up in the same way, via the Simply Linked entry form that is on Clare’s post here
Asparagus & Goat's Cheese Pasta
Recipe: Asparagus & Goat’s Cheese Pasta
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May 3, 2012 
April was a wonderful month for Family Friendly Fridays with 30 great, easy recipes and posts linked up. It was really lovely to see all these entries coming in and I hope they give you all lots of ideas for the month to come for family cooking.
Clare from The Vegetarian Experience is kindly hosting May’s Family Friendly Fridays – with a vegetarian twist! Do pop over, take a look and join in.
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May 2, 2012 
Simple and in Season, the monthly seasonal blog event here on Fabulicious Food! is one this month! To mark the occasion, we’re going on a little adventure over to Urvashi’s inspiring blog The Botanical Baker who is hosting the event for the month of May.
It feels strange letting Simple and in Season go, but I know it couldn’t be in better hands. I’m already seeing tweets with suggestions of recipes to come and a few comments waiting for May to be opened. So, I do hope you come and join the party. To link
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May 1, 2012
Welcome to the round up of April’s Simple and in Season blog event here on Fabulicious Food! Once more, we’ve had a delightful selection of seasonal produce, local to all those of you who joined in, including tulip petals, wild garlic, Alphonso mango, figs, watercress, purple sprouting broccoli and lots of ideas for rhubarb. There’s bound to be plenty to inspire you all here!
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April 30, 2012 
The sunshine has come out today! However, the weekend was a different story with wind, rain and all the garden furniture being blown about! So, it was a weekend of slow cooking, starting with this lovely slow cook Bolognese, which I served with some noodles, in mugs, which made us all feel cosy and warm. This recipe can be made either in an electric slow cooker or it can be cooked on the stove and left to slowly bubble away for up to two hours. I credit my Italian brother-in-law for first showing me how to cook Bolognese
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April 27, 2012 
I was inspired during a recent stay on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales to make a French-style dish using local Welsh ingredients. Steak Frites or steak and chips (but it sounds better in French) is one of our favourite ‘bistro-style’ suppers and I have lots of variations on one simple recipe. Sometimes I leave the steak whole and other times I prefer to slice the steak in thin slices. As well as using a good-quality moutarde, I also add a good twist of pepper or coat the steak in coarsely ground black pepper, adding a little stock
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Hello! I’m Ren, thank you for visiting my blog. I'm a lawyer turned stay-at-home foodie mum, with two children, aged 5 and 2.
This is my food blog where I write about family friendly, seasonal and yummy food. As well as writing and sharing my food thoughts here, I'm also working towards a Diploma in Food Journalism and learning how to use a camera.
I grew up in a British household to very nostalgic Polish parents, where food, family, culture and tradition were at the centre of all celebrations.
As a home cook, I like supporting local producers and am inspired by fresh, seasonal ingredients. I also enjoy looking back at the Polish food of my childhood and there is always time for a piece of chocolate or a slice of cake!
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