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…
Brunch: Swiss Scrambled Eggs, Croissants and Shakes
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…
The St Albans Cookbook Club #1
St Albans has a new cookbook club! Inspired by an article written by Silvana de Soissons about The Bath Cookbook Club over…
Spot a familiar face in delicious. magazine January 2013
All I want for Christmas is…a copy of delicious. January 2013! I know it’s not particularly humble or ladylike to shout…
Giveaway: Win a Gourmet Christmas Dinner Box
Have you ordered your turkey yet? My butcher told me this week that there has been an unprecedented demand for…
Keep or Give: Christmas Spiced Cranberry and Plum Chutney
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas…and it snowed today! A snowy day calls for staying home, keeping warm…
Review and Giveaway: Candy Stripe Party Christmas Set
I always love to hear about new local ventures, particularly those set up by enterprising clever mums thinking of business…
Recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Soup
A cold winter’s day really only demands one thing – a warming bowl of chicken soup. My favourite word this week…
Review and Giveaway: Bluebasil Brownies By Post
These chocolate brownies really ought to come with a warning on them. They are slightly addictive. I bake regularly and…
Keep or Give: Pomegranate and Vanilla Vodka
I’ve got the bug – the preserving, gift making, home brewing, bottling bug. It began when I made the Purple Fig…
Giveaway: Bertolli Gold Italian Hamper and Table Settings
As we edge closer to December, thoughts of Christmas start to pick up speed. I’m not so keen on the…
Healthy Hot Chocolate Breakfast Smoothies
My children love chocolate and they’d ask for a sprinkle of cocoa every day if they could. Luckily, we manage…
Recipe: Creamy Chicken and Spinach Savoury Dutch Pancakes
Pancakes are definitely not just for Shrove Tuesday. You can rustle up these pancakes with a creamy chicken, mushroom and…
Family Spaghetti Carbonara (ASK Italian Cook Book)
Today marks the official publication of The ASK Italian Cookbook, in support of GOSH – Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s…
The Kraken Rum ‘Rumtopf’ or Rum Pot
I’m still in the mood for preserving. This time it’s fruit and alcohol. A little while ago, when I posted this recipe…
Giveaway: Marshmallow Madness by Shauna Sever
You might be thinking about making some of your own edible Christmas gifts this year. I know I am, which is…
Tea with Diana Henry to celebrate the launch of Salt Sugar Smoke
Sometimes it’s nice to gather together to celebrate. I don’t think we celebrate, or gather together, nearly enough anymore. Time…
Recipe: Slow Cooked Beef Brisket with Celeriac Mash and Wild Mushrooms
Slow cooking is a great way to experiment with different cuts of meat and you can always ask your butcher to…
Recipe: Chorizo, Chicken and Chickpea Soup
I love making a big pan of soup that uses up lots of ingredients from my store cupboard or leftovers….
Simple and in Season – November
Thank you all so much for the lovely comments on yesterday’s post marking my two years of blogging! I’m pleased…
Two Years of Blogging – Things I’ve Learnt Along the Way
I nearly missed it, but I realised earlier on this evening that it’s my blog’s second birthday! Back in November 2010, when…
Simple Chocolate Halloween Decorations
I am afraid that this is the extent of my Halloween creativity this year! Here are my simple chocolate Halloween…
Roasted Squash with Tahini and Za’atar from ‘Jerusalem’
There is an abundance of winter squash available at the moment; classic Butternut squash, sweeter Coquina squash, round squash and…
Giveaway: Boeuf Bourguignon Dinner Kit
As the dark nights draw in, the slow cooker and ‘one-pot’ pans are put to work in my kitchen. The season for comfort…