Paella even has its own emoji 🥘 – it NEEDS to be made and eaten.

I hope you enjoy this new new recipe I’ve just created, for Overnight Sourdough Vanilla & Buttermilk Pancakes. Perfect for a weeekend brunch

Using Freshly Fed Sourdough Starter or Sourdough Discard

Hello from a warm but windy Lincolnshire, and our Saturday brunch……..this a new recipe I’ve just created, Overnight Sourdough Vanilla & Buttermilk Pancakes.

Made with sourdough discard, or freshly fed, bubbly sourdough starter, can I just add, these are absolutely delectable.

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This recipe for Chow Fan (Egg Fried Rice), is our old Amah’s recipe, that mum adopted, and which was one of my favourite meals

Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood

This recipe for Chow Fan (Egg Fried Rice), is our old Amah’s recipe, that mum adopted, and which was one of our favourite meals when I was growing up.

Also known as Chao Fan, it’s a Cantonese egg fried rice dish that is a staple recipe in Hong Kong and the Canton area of China.

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Today’s recipe for Bunny on the Lawn isn’t so much a recipe, but an idea with a simple method, it was popular party food in the 60’s and 70’s

Retro Party Food for Children and Adults

Today’s recipe for Bunny on the Lawn isn’t so much a recipe, but an idea along with a simple method.

Beloved of old-fashioned children’s birthday parties, I made and served this on Easter Sunday, as a delectable retro desssert.

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This recipe for Traditional British Hot Cross Buns is my late mother’s recipe, and is one that she always used at Easter.

A Classic Yeasted Hot Cross Bun Recipe

Today’s recipe for Traditional British Hot Cross Buns has been shared on Lavender & Lovage before, but many years ago.

However, I decided it was time to give the photos a makeover, as well as sharing a new and more uptodate printable recipe card.

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I made this Cheese & Spring Onion Soda bread for St Patrick’s Day, which was on the 17th March. It would also be perfect for Easter Tea

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A recipe for a fabulous old English pudding, Traditional Baked Rhubarb Charlotte, which is fantastic when served with custard

An Historic 17th Century British Pudding Recipe

I’m sharing a recipe for a fabulous old English pudding today, Traditional Baked Rhubarb Charlotte, which is fantastic when served with custard.

This recipe for baked Charlotte uses forced rhubarb in place of the usual apples, and is very much a late winter to early spring pudding.

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Today’s recipe for School Dinners Chocolate Concrete (Chocolate Crunch), is a new “Old” recipe, beloved of school cooks

A Retro School Pudding

Today’s recipe for School Dinners Chocolate Concrete (Chocolate Crunch), is a new “Old” recipe.

Yes, it’s the old school dinners pudding favourite, served with pink custard, which is actually pink blancmange.

The recipe is from a friend’s mother, who used to be a school cook. 

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My recipe for Microwave Omelette in a Mug, is a fabulously healthy and high protein light meal or breakfast dish.

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Mincemeat Buns (Cable Cakes) These lovely little buns (cakes) are easy to make and are fruity, but also light and airy.

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