Simple and in Season November Round Up and December Link Open
Welcome back to Simple and in Season! Thank you to Nazima at Franglais Kitchen for doing a wonderful job of hosting and rounding…
Welcome back to Simple and in Season! Thank you to Nazima at Franglais Kitchen for doing a wonderful job of hosting and rounding…
Believe it or not, this breakfast-brunch was not a hangover cure. We have been recovering from the winter flu bug and I’m trying…
St Albans has a new cookbook club! Inspired by an article written by Silvana de Soissons about The Bath Cookbook Club over…
All I want for Christmas is…a copy of delicious. January 2013! I know it’s not particularly humble or ladylike to shout…
Have you ordered your turkey yet? My butcher told me this week that there has been an unprecedented demand for…
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas…and it snowed today! A snowy day calls for staying home, keeping warm…
I always love to hear about new local ventures, particularly those set up by enterprising clever mums thinking of business…
A cold winter’s day really only demands one thing – a warming bowl of chicken soup. My favourite word this week…
These chocolate brownies really ought to come with a warning on them. They are slightly addictive. I bake regularly and…
I’ve got the bug – the preserving, gift making, home brewing, bottling bug. It began when I made the Purple Fig…
As we edge closer to December, thoughts of Christmas start to pick up speed. I’m not so keen on the…
My children love chocolate and they’d ask for a sprinkle of cocoa every day if they could. Luckily, we manage…
Pancakes are definitely not just for Shrove Tuesday. You can rustle up these pancakes with a creamy chicken, mushroom and…
Today marks the official publication of The ASK Italian Cookbook, in support of GOSH – Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s…
I’m still in the mood for preserving. This time it’s fruit and alcohol. A little while ago, when I posted this recipe…
You might be thinking about making some of your own edible Christmas gifts this year. I know I am, which is…
Sometimes it’s nice to gather together to celebrate. I don’t think we celebrate, or gather together, nearly enough anymore. Time…
Slow cooking is a great way to experiment with different cuts of meat and you can always ask your butcher to…
I love making a big pan of soup that uses up lots of ingredients from my store cupboard or leftovers….
Thank you all so much for the lovely comments on yesterday’s post marking my two years of blogging! I’m pleased…
I nearly missed it, but I realised earlier on this evening that it’s my blog’s second birthday! Back in November 2010, when…
I am afraid that this is the extent of my Halloween creativity this year! Here are my simple chocolate Halloween…
There is an abundance of winter squash available at the moment; classic Butternut squash, sweeter Coquina squash, round squash and…
As the dark nights draw in, the slow cooker and ‘one-pot’ pans are put to work in my kitchen. The season for comfort…