Wartime 1940’s Egg Salad – Good old fashioned 1940’s egg salad made with homemade wartime salad cream, and dried eggs.

Served in Bridge Rolls on Woodsware Beryl Utility Crockery

Good old fashioned 1940’s egg salad (aka the egg mayonnaise) made with homemade wartime salad cream, and dried eggs.

Disclaimer – I used what were called â€œshell eggs” during the war, so fresh eggs and not dried eggs.

Served on Woodsware Beryl, in bridge rolls, and a pot of camp coffee, plus the obligatory parsley garnish.

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A Review of the Custom Holiday Itinerary Features of Private Portugal Tours. Quick verdict: 4.8 out of 5 for this tour company

Quick verdict: 4.8 out of 5

Private Portugal Tours is best for travellers who want a custom holiday itinerary that offers a custom experience for comfort and relaxation without the nightmare of logistical planning.

As you might already know, planning a holiday can be fun, but it also takes a lot of time in some cases.

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If you’re a sprinkles lover, you will absolutely love dot cake.

Melty and stretchy and caramelized mozzarella that hugs your sunny side up eggs in a hot honey cheesy blanket.

It’s a cute new viral way to make dumplings.

I’m obsessed with banh cuon: those soft and tender Vietnamese rice noodles wrapped around a fragrant, super umami pork and mushroom filling and covered with fish sauce.

Cornish Fruited Tea Bread – This delicious fruit loaf is made with yeast and saffron & tea infused fruit, and is delectable when toasted.

Made with English Tea from Cornwall

This delicious fruit loaf is made with yeast and saffron & tea infused fruit. It’s based on the famous Cornish Saffron Cake, but with tea and not milk being used as the liquid ingredient.

It is a recipe that I created in collaboration with Viking Cruises, and Tregothnan Estate a few years ago, after a visit to their Tea Gardens in Cornwall.

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Do you love hands-on dining where you get to do it yourself? Do you love saving money? Then Korean BBQ at home is perfect for you.

The sauce that comes with Lori Jayne steak frites was so good that I made a double batch to ladle all over fries, no steak needed.

British Seaside Fresh Crab Salad Roll – A wonderful Fresh Crab Salad roll which is served retro style, in a basket, with ready-salted crisps

Happy Memories of Family Seaside Days

Ahhh, the British seaside, “Kiss me Quick” hats, donkey rides, 99 ice creams, buckets & spades, striped deck chairs, sand in sandwiches, warm pop and granddad with a tied hankie on his head!

I have such fond memories of our family days out to the seaside, and the fish and chips wrapped in newspaper, which we ate in the car on the way home.

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