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Come on sunshine – show your face!
While writing this blog it is still freezing cold even though it is supposed to be 10 degrees! By now we are usually experiencing those embarrassing first days of summer – pale skin and cardigans. But here we are still in thermal vest mode. Nothing for it but to spring clean the Aga, and what better way … Continue reading
New Outdoor Products for the Summer!
Time is marching on and soon it will be soaking up some warm lazy days in the garden. I am convinced we will have the most glorious summer ever! I am excited about all of the new out-door products we have coming on line, and most of them focused on eating and living outside in the fresh air. … Continue reading
Valentines Chocolate Roulade (Or Death By Chocolate)
All good resolutions are made to be broken occasionally, and I challenge the stoutest hearted of you to resist the following, tempting, and delicious rule breaker. Valentines is an opportunity to throw caution to the wind, to let our steely resistance disappear, and to give our loved ones a chocolate heaven treat. George adores this recipe, it is one of … Continue reading
How to Clean your AGA
Gazing out of my window there is the hint of a round yellow ball in the sky – spring must be on its way! It is still cold and I am happy to stay in with my comforting Aga to think about cooking and to ‘sort a few things out’ which always means tidying. One of the first jobs will … Continue reading
Posted in Cleaning
Christmas Shortbread
We are COLD and we seem to be cooking comforting and warming food just lately! The old waist band is expanding, but that can be dealt with after Christmas I say! Here is a fab recipe for Christmas shortbread – a definite one for the recipe book. It is no messing, quick to do and delicious to eat. Throw away … Continue reading
BETTY’S RECIPE FOR PUMPKIN SOUP
BETTY’S RECIPE FOR PUMPKIN SOUP With autumn in the air our thoughts turn to heart-warming and comforting soups and what better way to celebrate scary HALLOWEEN with this delicious version of Pumpkin or Squash soup to keep the hunger monsters at bay! The following recipe is enough to feed 6 people, accompanied with crusty wholemeal bread and butter. 1.5 kg … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival 15-17th June
Our girls fought against all the odds to represent Betty Twyford at the Food and Drink Festival in Cheltenham. Torrential rain had made a quagmire of the ground, so our intrepid heroines rolled up in welly boots and glam outfits to entertain and promote the idea of good ole British Tea Time. Betty was there to cast an approving eye … Continue reading
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A Recipe for Daddy’s Cow Pie on Father’s Day
I just love baking for the family and any special occasion will see me in the kitchen using my lovely AGA. George deserves this delicious pie, for being so patient, kind and understanding with us all! George, you are a saint! Please share it with us… Ingredients 1kg stewing beef cut into pieces 3 large carrots, chopped into rounds 300g … Continue reading
Sweet Potato Fries
There are few things I love more than being on holiday. There is a sense of freedom, away from the everyday problems that life will inevitably bring, which brings a feeling of gay abandon. It is with this spirit that George and I are doing rather a lot of eating out, and I just have to share an AMAZING … Continue reading
God Save Our Gracious Queen
We are excited about Jubilee year, and last week we went on a picnic. Everything was red white and blue! Hot, sunny and perfect was the day and we consumed lashings of ginger beer, just like the famous five (continuing in our ‘50’s theme) and ingested cucumber sandwiches and Victoria sponge. Loudly burping … Continue reading
