My husband and son love a certain fruit toast you can buy from a ‘commercial’ coffee chain. Don’t get me wrong I’m not against them eating it but when it looks really good all I want is a bite. However, …
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Dad’s Turkey Pie
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, my Dad was not a great fan of chicken, nor was he a fan of turkey. Christmas, like many people in the UK, was the only time he would cook a turkey. He …
3 Pasta Dishes for the sunny weather!
Pasta is one of our favourite meals in the Knibbs household. We love a spaghetti bolognese but we also like to try new meals too. As if you haven’t guessed already. Now the sunshine has suddenly appeared I love making …
Bone Broth Protein Drink- I never knew it was so healthy
As a child growing up, my Nan and Dad would always boil any leftover bones from a Sunday roast. We would often invite my Grandparents for Sunday lunch and my Dad would always give my Nan the bones to take …
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Chocolate and Prune Pancakes
Sundays are our lazy days so I always make a pancake mixture the night before so it seems like a lazier day. We always used to have pancake morning on a Saturday but it seems to have changed to a …
Creamy Cauliflour Cheese
My Dad was the one person I knew who has always been good at making a white sauce. He was great at making food from scratch and I don’t think he ever made white sauce from a packet. Dad would …
Mackerel Pate
As I have mentioned before my Dad was not a great fish lover but he did love pate. I remember him making mackerel pate for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. My mum would encourage him to make fish dishes. She …
3 Delicious Spelt Flour Breads
Last week I made a spelt flour bread which my little family really enjoyed. The loaf was eaten in two meals and no complaints. So I thought about how I could adapt this recipe and make different types of bread. …
Dad’s Yummy Boiled Gammon
Boxing Day was the one day of the year I remember eating boiled gammon. My Dad would always make this dinner the day after Christmas. It became a tradition in our home to have turkey on Christmas day and boiled …
Dad’s Leftover Scotch Broth!
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, my Nan always took home the bones of the roast dinner my dad would cook, to make stew with. My Nan grew up in the orphanage and she also lived through the second …