Roast Salmon with Chilli and Herbs, served on a Summer Vegetable, Feta & Lentil Salad
Thank you Simply Food by Mandy for this summer salad packed full of goodies, then finished of beautifully with the roasted salmon. Adding a small amount of the dressing before cooking creates flavour and keeps the fish deliciously moist. Ingredients: ⠀ Serves 2 as a main course 4 as a side salad 2 salmon fillets […]
Burrata Salad, with Griddled Nectarines & Herby Dressing
Simply Food by Mandy shares this delicious summer salad with us. You can sear the nectarines on the bbq, pan fry them or griddle them, whichever way, they’ll be delicious. The herby dressing is amazing and so worth making a batch for the fridge, which should keep for 3 days and is delicious with so […]
Family Travel Hacks for a Stress-Free Journey
Thank you Shoezone for sharing your family travel hacks with Sevenoaks Mums – packed full of practical tips to make traveling go as smoothly as possible! We all love to head off on our holidays, for some sun, sea, sand, and (most importantly) a chance to relax. But when you have small children, toddlers or babies, travelling can […]
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Smokey Barbecue Spare Ribs
Anna’s Family Kitchen shares a mouthwatering Smokey Barbecue Spare Ribs recipe, perfect for your summertime BBQ. This barbecue sauce is healthier than shop bought and is simply whizzed together in a blender or bullet. Marinade the ribs if you have time. If you don’t, don’t worry. Cook the racks on a low heat to avoid […]
UK swelters in over 30 Degree heat: See the top air conditioned places to take refuge
As the country swelters in potentially the hottest week of the year, Brits all around the country are searching for refuge in cool, air conditioned havens; and with the summer holidays in full swing it’s time to search out the chilliest activities you can find, to keep both the kids and the adults entertained. Specialists […]
15 unique summer holiday ideas
We know there are many useful lists of places to visit over the holidays – in fact our What’s On calendar features lots of great local ideas for you but in addition to this, we wanted to bring you something a little different… So we’ve come up with 15 unique and lesser known ideas to […]
Game, set & match! The perfect Wimbledon Cocktail
We asked legendary Cocktail Creator, Tammy Jackson from For Cocktail Sake to design us the perfect cocktail for Wimbledon. Tammy has aced it with this one – we think you’ll agree it’s absolutely delicious and refreshingly perfect for the occasion. ~ Strawberry Advantage ~ 25ml Anno Pink B3rry Gin 25ml Lanique Rose […]
Pipehouse Pink Grapefruit Frosé cocktail
When we were gifted a bottle of Pipehouse Pink Grapefruit & Thyme Gin, we couldn’t wait to try out their delicious Grapefruit Frosé Cocktail featuring their special gin, frozen rosé and fresh grapefruit juice – simply put… Summer in a glass! Pipehouse Gin is a small batch flavoured gin distillery, based just yards from the […]
Roast Salmon with New Potatoes, Watercress, Apple and Beetroot Raita
Anna’s Family Kitchen This was one of those throw together meals that I later pretended I’d completely planned as everything worked so well together. Having roasted the fresh beetroot I decided last minute to use the excess in a simple Raita in place of a dressing. So moorish, it was finished up the following day […]
Orange & Chilli Sicilian Swordfish, Jersey Royal & Courgette Skewers
Another summer corker, perfect for the barbecue – thank you Simply Nutritious Delicious. The marinade combines fresh Sicilian flavours orange, chilli and oregano. Serves: 3-4 Prep: 5 minutes Cooking: 18 minutes Total: 17 minutes Difficulty: easy INGREDIENTS 400g piece swordfish cubed – we sourced ours at Sankeys Tonbridge⠀ 200g Jersey Royal potatoes, large ones halved widthways […]
Ratatouille provençale
Thank you to The Health Boost for sharing their lovely summery recipe with us… With its origin in the area around Provence and Nice where I spent all my summers as a child, the word “ratatouille” originally meant a coarse stew as “touiller” or “ratouiller” means to stir in French. Ratatouille is a dish I make weekly […]
Nutty banana lollies
Who doesn’t love an ice lolly? These are dairy free and with none of the additives or nasties found in commercial ice cream. We’ve been getting through quite a few while perfecting the recipe and they are going down a storm! INGREDIENTS Makes 8 ice lollies 4 ripe bananas 2 large dates 2 tablespoon nut […]