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Lavender and Lovage
01.06.2025
1950's Picnic Pie is a fabulous recipe that my mum used to make regularly. Made with shortcrust pastry, filled with seasoned sausagemeat.
27.05.2025
"Nutty Slack" Vintage Chocolate Biscuit Cake - this recipe is my slightly adapted version from The Farmhouse Kitchen Baking Book.
18.05.2025
Cherry Bakewell Fairy Cakes - Dainty little Cherry Bakewell Fairy Cakes with a hidden rapberry jam filling, icing, flaked almonds and cherry
10.05.2025
Add Countryhouse and Cottage Charm with Engineered Wood Flooring - Bring Warmth and Character to Your Home with Engineered Wood Flooring
05.05.2025
The British Wartime Rations Cookbook - A selection of wartime and ration book recipes on Lavender & Lovage, for the VE 80 Day celebrations
01.05.2025
This recipe for Wartime Spam Fritters is the last in my current VE Day 80 Ration Book and Vintage Recipes series.
26.04.2025
Wartime Gingerbread Carrot Cake is part of my VE Day 80 Ration Book & Vintage Recipes series, for the 80th anniversary of VE and VJ day.
25.04.2025
Dining Room Chic: The Styles Dominating British Homes in 2024 - here’s what’s defining dining room design in 2024.
23.04.2025
A delectable recipe for Marmalade Glazed Bacon, which is fabulous with fried eggs, sausages etc for an English Breakfast, or in a Bacon Butty
19.04.2025
Traditional Easter Biscuits - These traditional British biscuits are made at Easter. They keep well in an airtight tin for upto a week.
14.04.2025
Wartime Syrup Tart (Treacle Tart) - A simple recipe for Treacle Tart from the 1940's vintage war-time cookbook. Serve warm with custard
11.04.2025
Wartime Date and Walnut Loaf - A wonderful old Wartime recipe for a classic ta loaf from 1940, fabulous when served buttered for tea or supper
05.04.2025
Classic British recipes that are said to be at risk of becoming extinct in a few years time. A surprising list of British recipes at risk
29.03.2025
Copycat Heinz Sandwich Spread - Today's recipe was borne of necessity, as it's so hard to find this sandwich spread now.
22.03.2025
Recipes for Mother's Day (Mothering Sunday) - A collection of easy recipes for Mothering Sunday, some which were my late mother's recipes.
15.03.2025
Travel Insurance: Why you shouldn't travel without it. You can travel without insurance, but it's inadvisable.
Easy Tottenham Cake, this pretty pink iced cake with hundreds and thousands, was originally a local Quaker (Society of Friend's) recipe.
10.03.2025
Another lovely vintage recipe for Irish Treacle Loaf, from “Farmhouse Fare" as collected by readers of the Farmer’s Weekly magazine.
07.03.2025
Traditional Banbury Cakes - Made with puff pastry with a filling of buttery, spiced dried fruits, these are delectable little British bakes.
26.02.2025
A proper old school pudding for School Baked Syrup Sponge Pudding. This was a firm favourite with me when I was at school.
25.02.2025
Easy and Healthy Recipes to Enjoy Throughout The Day - Each of the following recipes is designed to nourish us.
Air Fryer Welsh Rarebit - Following on from my Air Fryer Cheese on Toast, as promised is my latest recipe for Air Fryer Welsh Rarebit.
19.02.2025
An old school recipe today, and one that I loved, Old School Butterscotch Tart. My favourite "afters" at school dinners.
10 Low-Budget Ways To Transform Your Home - In this post, I'll be sharing some ideas no matter how tight your budget may be.
Traditional & Air Fryer Fried Bread - Two methods of making this British Greasy Spoon classic breakfast accompaniment, frying pan & air fryer
Air Fryer Whole Roast Chicken - This Air Fryer Whole Roast Chicken recipe is AMAZING! Tender, juicy chicken with a crispy skin.
Hosting a Garden-Themed Afternoon Tea Party - A garden tea party is a great way to enjoy time with friends and family in a peaceful setting.
Cherie the Korat Cat - In Memory. I'm writing this post just two days afer losing my beloved Cherie cat, quite suddenly, which was a shock
28.01.2025
Mincemeat Bread Pudding - Bread Pudding, that most frugal of nursery puddings which is surprisingly delicious, and comforting and filling.
27.01.2025
Caramel Popcorn and Malteser Rocky Road - A delicious, easy to make "no-bake" chocolate treat with popcorn, Maltesers and mini marshmallows
24.01.2025
Air Fryer Bacon - a quick and mess-free method to cook bacon, and you can control how you want it cooked too.
20.01.2025
Air Fryer Roast Pork and Crackling - A fabulous and very easy recipe for Roast Pork and amazing CRISP Crackling in your Air Fryer.
19.01.2025
Air Fryer Cheese on Toast - Today's recipe is made all the easier, as it cooks in a small energy-saving air fryer, instead of under a grill.
10.01.2025
Yorkshire Dales Barm Brack Fruit Cake - Today I am sharing a fabulous family recipe for Yorkshire Dales Barm Brack Fruit Cake.
07.01.2025
Loaded Festive Roast Potato Casserole - This Loaded Festive Roast Potato Casserole recipe makes good use of festive or sunday lunch leftovers.
05.01.2025
Galette des Rois (King Cake) - My recipe for Galette des Rois (King Cake) is smaller than the tarts you will find in local French bakeries.
03.01.2025
My Top Twelve Recipes of 2024 - The most popular recipes of 2024, as chosen by you the readers and the thousands of visits to access them!
Slow Travel for more Comfort - How to slow down your travels and make them more comfortable, a brierf guide for slow travel
29.12.2024
Mince Pie Eton Mess - An easy "no-cook" delectable dessert using leftover mince pies with cream and ready-made meringue shells.
Exploring the Magic across the Globe with the Different Disneylands - A list of all the Disneylands you can visit across the globe!