Chicken with Madeira & Mushrooms

I’d planned to cook this a couple of weeks’ ago for the family but plans changed … as plans sometimes do … and it was put on hold. The family are in Wales this week for half term and despite being home alone, it’s Sunday and something a little special is always called for at […]

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Mint and Lemon Chicken with Apricots & Potatoes

I’m loving reading the Honey & Co. Food From the Middle East cookbook and after making the gorgeous Cherry, Pistachio & Coconut Cake last week, I decided to try out a main dish today. This great chicken recipe is a simple all-in-one, which can be prepared ahead, so perfect for entertaining, and it immediately appealed to me because […]

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Roast Sea Bream with Parsley, Lemon & Garlic Crust

I used to cook this dish so often that I was surprised, when I thought of making it tonight, to discover that it wasn’t already on the blog. There are so many recipes here now that sometimes I think, I’ll make ‘whatever’ and write it up, only to discover I did that two or three […]

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The Birthday Lunch

I was too ill (only with a bad cold) to visit Nicola and Rachael as planned last weekend, so Nicola changed her plans for her birthday weekend a bit so they could come to my house for lunch today. And because it was her birthday yesterday, it turned into a birthday lunch. And Jonathan and […]

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