Apple Pie a la Mode is such a classic dessert, and even more delicious when you make it all from scratch! The deep-dish apple pie is full of apples and spices, and the ice cream is no-churn, so there is no excuse not to make it! For more seasonal food, check out The Ultimate List […]

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The late autumn/early winter weather is really starting to settle in. As I write this post it is cold, grey, and pouring rain outside, and at this time of year I, like most of you, love nothing more than comfort food. My Cottage Pie Recipe is one of my family’s favourites and is so easy to […]

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It’s National Pie Week! I do love a good pie, but don’t make them often enough. To celebrate I thought I would share this delicious pie, inspired by my Greek-Cypriot heritage – Lamb, Spinach & Feta Filo Pie! I like to think of it as a cross between spanikopita (which is a Greek spinach and […]

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If you are following the Slimming World plan and looking for a fish pie recipe, then this Slimming World Fish Pie is for you! It is made using cream cheese, not Quark! Slimming World Fish Pie If you are one of the many people following the Slimming World (SW) plan and looking for dinner inspiration then […]

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My husband took over the kitchen at the weekend, and decided to have a go at making Jamie Oliver’s Perfect Mince Pies. He cooked them on one of his Christmas televisions shows (Jamie, not my husband!) a few years ago, and it’s something we’ve always meant to have a go at baking at home. So […]

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You may remember that I shared a couple of recipes a little while ago which had a Caribbean twist to them – Jerk Hamburgers with Pineapple Chilli Relish, and Tropical Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Tortilla Chips. Well, I also made some Caribbean Beef Patties but didn’t get around to sharing the recipe, so here it […]

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Yesterday was Mothers Day here in the UK, and I can’t believe that a whole year has gone by since I promised I would write about 2014’s Mothers Day Picnic… time REALLY got away with me on that…I never did blog about it >_< This year, for Mothers Day I requested a Sunday roast – […]

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Celebrate National Pie Week with this mouth-watering lamb pie recipe. It takes a while to prepare, but the end result is definitely worth it! Lamb is often eaten around Easter, and I’ve got a collection of Easter Recipes that you might like to try out – right-click and open them in a new tab to read […]

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I mentioned yesterday in my feijoada recipe post that I also made some Portuguese egg custard tarts called pastel de nata. After looking at several recipes online which were all very different, I ended up making up my own recipe and hoping for the best! Fortunately, they turned out just fine! I would probably want […]

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// Banoffee Pie is one of my go-to dessert recipes because it is so quick and easy to make. I used tinned [Carnation] caramel to save time – it’s handy to have a couple of these in the cupboard to make a last minute dessert if you ever need to! Quick & Easy Banoffee Pie […]

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With less than a week to go to the big Christmas day dinner, I am also thinking about the meals I can make with all the lovely leftovers! Let’s be honest, most of us overspend and prepare too much food for Christmas, and invariably there are lots of tidbits leftover which can be turned into meals […]

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Welcome to final day of Crafty October 2014 – Day 31! (check out 2013 and 2012 here) – a month of Halloween Ideas here on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! All good things must come to an end, and I know I’ve been a bit slack this year, but I’ve delivered what I said I would […]

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Welcome to Day 10 of Crafty October 2014 (check out 2013 and 2012 here) – a month of Halloween Ideas here on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! I was looking in the store cupboard and spied that I had a can of pumpkin and a can of peaches, and so, together with some puff pastry I […]

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Over the weekend I made this Steak, Leek + Guinness Pie and it would make a great dish for St. Patrick’s Day. The filling takes a couple of hours to stew, but the flavour is worth it – the pie went down really well with the family!   Steak, Leek + Guinness Pie Author: The […]

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Another recipe I’ve wanted to try for a long time is a baked brie. With our friend popping over at the weekend for a Christmas get-together it was an ideal time to try this out! To make my Baked Brie + Prosciutto Puff all you will need are three ingredients – a wheel of brie, […]

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I have been making this pumpkin pie using the same recipe for years. It always goes down well at my Halloween parties, and it never feels like Halloween unless I make it! I used to make it with fresh pumpkin that I had steamed and puréed, but now that I can buy canned pumpkin in […]

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We really should eat a little more fish in this household – we rarely have it. With that in mind when planning our meals for the week, I decided to make this easy peasy fish pie for us. Why is it easy peasy? Well, it’s because the sauce is made using soft cream cheese – […]

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