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Lavender and Lovage
09.10.2025
Traditional Soul Cakes - These little cakes are a cross between a biscuit and a scone and are traditionally made for All Soul's Day.
04.10.2025
A really delectable Autumnal pudding for the colder months, using local, seasonal apples, Salted Caramel Apple Bread & Butter Pudding.
01.10.2025
Creative Ways to Use Fresh, Local Ingredients in Everyday Cooking - The interest in sustainable, seasonal eating has grown recently.
30.09.2025
Jam Fingers (Slices) - Crispy, butter fried bread slices served with warm, fruity jam, using stale bread. Great for breakast or for "Afters"
28.09.2025
Cheese Savoury Sandwich Filling - A North East classic sandwich filling from England and one that was made famous by Gregg's the Bakers.
27.09.2025
Seasonal Kitchen Garden Plants That Bring Dishes to Life - A kitchen garden is one of the most rewarding features for any home cook
26.09.2025
Traditional Stottie Cake - Today's recipe is for my grandmother's Traditional Stottie Cake, which is bread from the North East of England.
18.09.2025
A “new” old vintage, country recipe for “Everlasting Mint Sauce”. I make every year with my garden mint, before it dies back in the winter.
12.09.2025
Traditional Spotted Dick Pudding - A School Dinners favourite and a classic British steamed suet pudding, which is great served with custard.
05.09.2025
Old Fashioned Currant Buns - Old Fashioned Currant Buns are traditional bread buns which were very popular when I was growing up in the 1960's
03.09.2025
Celebrating the BER months with Homemade Jam Recipes - A selection of jam and jelly recipes to make with autumn's bountiful fruit & berry harvest
02.09.2025
Farmhouse "Split Tin" Crusty Loaf - Today's recipe for Farmhouse "Split Tin" Crusty Loaf is one that my late mother used to make all the time.
27.08.2025
This country recipe for Wholemeal Carrot Cake comes from "The Farmhouse Cookbook", and is one that I make regularly for the cake tin.
25.08.2025
Farmhouse Onion Toast - I love delving into old cookbooks, which is where I discovered this simple supper dish for Farmhouse Onion Toast.
Save our Puddings! The Demise of British Puddings. It seems unbelievable, but apparently British puddings are no longer popular.
09.08.2025
Blackpool Milk Roll - A delicious recipe for an old-fashioned Milk Roll Loaf, which the children will love. Serve buttered with jam as a treat
01.08.2025
The 1st of August is Yorkshire Day, as well as Lammas, to celebrate this, I am sharing a new recipe for Harvest Fruit & Cherry Tea Loaf.
29.07.2025
The sandwich was invented in England, so it seems only fitting for National Picnic Month, I share Three Classic British Sandwiches.
These Easy Wholemeal Baps are always welcome on my tea-time table, & for picnics and lunch boxes. They are similar to Scottish Morning Rolls
13.07.2025
Old-Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie - From one of my late mother’s old BeRo cookbooks - and, simply the BEST lemon meringue pie recipe EVER!
06.07.2025
Strawberries & Cream Sandwich. Can’t get your hands on the M & S Ltd edition Diamond Strawberry & Creme Sandwich? Well, why not make your own?
05.07.2025
Northumberland Gooseberry Plate Pie - An old-fashioned double crust plate pie, which is delcious when served with cream, ice cream or custard.
03.07.2025
Pack Less, Live More: The Joy of Travelling Light. Pack light and avoid excess baggage charges as well as being more comfortable travelling.
28.06.2025
Ration Book Cheese Pie. An easy supper dish to make from Favourite Ration Book Recipes, Easy to Make Dishes from The Wartime Years.
24.06.2025
Coffee Walnut Tray Bake Cake - An English Village Fête Best Seller, as it always sells out when I've made it for village fêtes and galas
16.06.2025
Little Chef Olympic Breakfast - My take on the much-missed Little Chef Olympic Breakfast, to keep you going all day and into the night!
09.06.2025
Strawberries & Cream Midsummer Fairy Cakes, dainty cakes topped with fresh cream butter icing, stawberry jam, and fresh strawberries.
05.06.2025
Making the Most Out of British Food Festivals This Summer - Food festivals across Britain offer more than good eating, they're fun too
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