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Posted by admin on Apr 7, 2012

Easy Family Friday Food – Cheese and Lentil Loaf

This is our family’s Sunday roast of choice. The children also insist that there must be one on the Christmas table but I cook it in a ring mould then to make it look more festive. The original recipe can be found in the Cranks Recipe Book which my husband already owned when I met him, and which I have adapted considerably over the years (the recipe not Mr TS….although…!). This quantity serves the...

Posted by admin on Apr 4, 2012

The Easter Vegetarian – Spinach Roulade

This makes an impressive centrepiece at a spring feast but is actually simple enough to put together for an everyday Sunday lunch and it makes fantastic picnic and buffet food. I made ten of them for a friend’s Christening, when I had time to cater for large events, and it was the most popular dish on the buffet table. I also make a wicked version with sun-dried tomato in place of the spinach and can...

Posted by admin on Mar 30, 2012

Easy Family Food on Friday – Macaroni Cheese

Fridays are for kicking back and relaxing, easing your way into the weekend and Fab Food will be bringing you a selection of easy veggie family favourites to fill them up and leave them smiling. This week’s offering comes courtesy of Emily over at Mummy Limited and is one of those store cupboard standbys we all need to be able to rustle up when small people are dragging at our trouser legs or when...

Posted by admin on Mar 20, 2012

Simnel Cake

I love that so many of our festivals and special days have their own cake! Simnel cake is a fond farewell to winter and a welcoming hug to spring and I love making it just as much as I do the Christmas cake. When I baked it yesterday the sun came out and blazed through the kitchen window and I grinned, a lot! The cake itself is a delicious equal measures fruit cake. Ingredients 225g (80z) soft butter 225g...

Posted by admin on Mar 16, 2012

Irish Soda Bread for St Patrick’s Day

With St Patrick’s Day being celebrated tomorrow, it seems fitting to post two recipes for simple Irish soda bread. Soda bread doesn’t need all the kneading and proving of a yeast based bread which makes it a really valuable addition to your repertoire. It can be rustled up in an hour and makes a really good accompaniment to soups an stews. My lot ate this last night with slow cooked veggie...

Posted by admin on Mar 1, 2012

Goats’ Cheese and Mint Tart

I’m still singing Land of My Fathers (in law) and, although this one isn’t traditional, I like to think it has a nice Welsh twist. I was sent a voucher a while ago by the very lovely Thomas who is digital PR for Sainsbury’s and a jolly good sort. He asked me to come up with something using pastry from the By Sainsbury’s range and this is my offering. To be honest, I use the pastry...

Posted by admin on Feb 29, 2012

Welsh Cakes

I can’t let the first of March pass without sharing my Welsh cakes with you! I’m not Welsh but my husband is, we met in Wales and I first tasted these delicious squashed scones nearly 25 years ago courtesy of his lovely Mum. When she retired from teaching and lecturing she and my father in law took the opportunity to travel to some of the places they had dreamed about. Everywhere they went a...

Posted by admin on Feb 20, 2012

Rich Leek Tart

This recipe first appeared last year over on my family blog and has been one of the most requested ever since. I am reproducing it here in its entirety as there are lots of lovely juicy British leeks in the shops right now and this is an excellent way to use them! This magnificent weather means that the leeks we grew from seed last year and which have spent the cold months over-wintering and keeping the...