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About lardersaga

Joanna Preston is mother of the 'little people', 1 pink and 1 blue, and wife to saintly Mr.Patience! After a decade dedicated to cooking for others (Alps, Africa and founding 'Sugar & Spice') my attention is now solely in the home kitchen. We are a food obsessed family that adore growing, sourcing and cooking delectable feasts for friends and family!

Pretty in pink

Posted on February 10, 2014 by lardersaga

Love it or hate it Valentines day is imminent. The ‘pink’ and ‘blue’, clearly oblivious to the merchandising fiasco taking place in London have kissed and made up in recent days and there is a lot more love in the … Continue reading →

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Black Treacle Seeded Flapjack

Posted on February 1, 2014 by lardersaga

The ‘blue one’ is back in the poo again. Naughty at nursery and naughty at home. May be this is just a warm up for years of battle ahead, who knows. Bless him, he has an uncanny ability to talk … Continue reading →

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Pear and Stilton Soup

Posted on January 21, 2014 by lardersaga

Christmas was magical this year. The little people have hit that wonderful age where it all starts to make sense or does it?? Father Christmas took some explaining and there was some confusion that snow does not automatically fall on … Continue reading →

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Grown up pudding

Posted on January 1, 2014 by lardersaga

Oh drat. This should have gone weeks ago. I promised a dear friend long before Christmas that I would write about this pudding and look where we are now. Half way through January, Christmas has been and gone, the turkey … Continue reading →

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Run, run as fast as you can,

Posted on December 5, 2013 by lardersaga

you can’t catch me I’m the gingerbread man! This is not exactly true judging by the vast quantity of gingerbread men, stars, christmas trees and snowflakes the ‘little people’ have guzzled in the last few days. Escaping is not something … Continue reading →

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Birthday Boy

Posted on November 27, 2013 by lardersaga

‘I made it !!’  – this was what the ‘blue one’ announced the day BEFORE his birthday. I clearly had misunderstood the struggle he has endured over the last 6 months, as mentioned before, this has been a very long-awaited … Continue reading →

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Beetroot risotto – part II

Posted on November 18, 2013 by lardersaga

Oh bother the time thief has been at it again, another week has vanished and the countdown has finally begun for the ‘blue ones’ birthday. Audible sighs of relief all around! A few highlights on the cooking front due to … Continue reading →

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Beetastic – part 1

Posted on November 8, 2013 by lardersaga

‘Curiouser and Curiouser’, no I haven’t fallen down a rabbit hole but my time seems to be rapidly spiralling away. The days whistle by and autumn is marching on. It feels like someone has been meddling with the control panel. Fast … Continue reading →

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It’s not fair….

Posted on October 21, 2013 by lardersaga

Hello half term, hello rain, hello filthy sickness bugs, ‘it’s not fair’. As you can see, half term dawns, the heavens open, the pink one is sick. Oh yippee, who’s the next victim? but as the ‘little peoples’ favorite book … Continue reading →

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Sticky Swedish Cinnamon Buns, ‘Kanelbullar’

Posted on October 10, 2013 by lardersaga

I love Sweden. My one little adventure there left me with a heap of extremely fond memories. Notably I think the Swedes are a pretty groovy bunch, the country is stunning and the food, well I can’t possibly do justice … Continue reading →

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