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Basil and Olive Focaccia
Basil and Olive Focaccia fresh from the oven. © Sue Todd Photography 2015 This is a Paul Hollywood recipe from his ‘100 Great Breads’ book and is delicious. If you haven’t come across this book I can...
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We took delivery of six Quail today!
Our Quail arrived today. © Sue Todd 2015 Today we have taken delivery of our little group of Quail and we got our first egg!! How amazing is that? I didn’t expect to see an egg for days yet after...
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Spring In our English Country Cooking Garden.
First daffodil to flower. © Sue Todd 2015 I don’t know about you but I don’t do Winter. The idea is just great, warm house, roaring fires, lovely food. But old English Country Houses are NOT warm,...
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Gluten free Rhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb Crumble – Gluten free. Apologies, its ages since I posted, and now when I do its a cake that isn’t a cake but a crumble instead! Let’s call it creative! Okay so I started out making cake but...
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Fish Goujons
It’s been a long time coming but finally a new blog post! Every now and then we get a yearning for something like fish and chips, but as anyone who knows us is aware its very rare that we actually buy...
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Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
First of all let us wish you a Happy New Year! As always some people have had a great year and others not so good. But its a New Year and a new start so I’m hoping it will be a great one for all. It’s...
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Basic easy Granola
If you’ve fallen off the healthy wagon after a good start in January, over indulged after a good dry January or eaten too many pancakes for Shrove Tuesday, then this Granola recipe may be just the...
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Blueberry and banana smoothie
Despite the weather not being what you might term spring like here in Northumberland, we’re trying to move towards smoothies for breakfast at least a few times a week. This blueberry and banana...
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Beef Bone Broth
We’ve been making stock from bones in the English Country Cooking Kitchen for years, but suddenly “Bone Broth” is a big thing, if not the thing. So I guess we’re a bit late adding it to the blog, but...
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Salmon and Watercress Tart
Generally as summer approaches and the days get warmer my thoughts turn even more to salads and summer foods. Sadly this year the weather isn’t helping much, and is more suggestive of casseroles and...
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Moules Marinière
Some foods are an acquired taste, and we all have things we love and hate in equal measures. It has taken me my entire life to get around to being able to cope with ‘trying’ mussels. There’s just...
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Roast Vegetables
I’ve been enjoying smoothies for breakfast regularly over the summer but now the shorter days are back I’m looking for something warmer that feels more substantial, and that’s where roast vegetables...
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Plum, orange and cardamom jam
We call this plum, orange and cardamom jam, ‘Christmas Jam’ and if you make it you’ll understand why. We first made this last autumn in late September and the whole house smelt of Christmas in the...
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Tarragon Omelette
Tarragon omelette has become one of our regular go-to recipes this year. It’s simple, fast and delicious. It makes an elegant lunch or a delightful breakfast, looks good and tastes even better. As...
View ArticleRed salmon and king prawn shish kebabs
Having been really, really ill after eating prawns one evening many years ago, I’ve been along time coming round to eating them again, but I do adore salmon so this was the recipe that got me back to...
View ArticleChicken and Pineapple Kebabs
Gary made these for me this week and it was a great hit, so much so we have it on the menu again this week. I know some people hate the idea of fruit and meat together but I rather like it. The...
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Blueberry and banana smoothie
Despite the weather not being what you might term spring like here in Northumberland, we’re trying to move towards smoothies for breakfast at least a few times a week. This blueberry and banana...
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Beef Bone Broth
We’ve been making stock from bones in the English Country Cooking Kitchen for years, but suddenly “Bone Broth” is a big thing, if not the thing. So I guess we’re a bit late adding it to the blog, but...
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Salmon and Watercress Tart
Generally as summer approaches and the days get warmer my thoughts turn even more to salads and summer foods. Sadly this year the weather isn’t helping much, and is more suggestive of casseroles and...
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Moules Marinière
Some foods are an acquired taste, and we all have things we love and hate in equal measures. It has taken me my entire life to get around to being able to cope with ‘trying’ mussels. There’s just...
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