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Christmas Sausage Roll Recipe
Sausage rolls are one of the easiest things to bake, here is a festive take on the all time classic! Ingredients: 375g British Sausage Meat (Best from your local butcher!) 375g Ready to use puff pastry 1 Egg (beaten) Salt & Pepper to taste Small jar of cranberry sauce 1 Large Onion diced 1 Bay leaf Pinch of dried sage 1 Small grated apple squeezed to remove excess juice 50g Grated Cheddar Splash of olive oil Handful of sesame seeds Method Preheat the oven to 180c In a small pan fry the onion, bay leaf and sage together with...
How to make your own Doodling Lucy Christmas crackers
I am a big fan of Christmas crackers but what I'm not happy with is the amount of plastic that goes with shop bought ones! So last year I decided I would make my own! I hadn't designed any of my own wrapping paper back then but I knew that when I had, I would definitely make crackers with them!
5 Must Haves For The Perfect Picnic
This week is national picnic week here in the U.K and to celebrate the launch of my picnic inspired collection Splendid Strawberries I am bringing you all the best things about picnicking and the joy it brings!
Why Doodling Lucy & Farming?
Back British Farming Small business behind the scenes
Farming themes can be seen throughout my work and products So, as you may know by now one of my core values is to promote Back British Farming. But why? What's my link with farming? Why does it mean so much to me? My Grandfather (who we call Papa) grew up on a cider farm in Devon, this farm has been in my family for over 300 years and is still going today! He and my Granny moved to run a farm in Hampshire which is where my Dad grew up, and has since been taken over by my Uncle....
Blooming Buttercups Collection From Sketchbook To Launch Night
Collection Design Small business behind the scenes
I started this collection straight after Christmas, I got thinking about last spring and how different it was from any other spring I had experienced.What I could take from that to put into my new collection.
Now last spring was like no other because of course we were all put in lockdown for the first time in our lives. Remember when it was all new and almost exciting? When we were planning zoom quizzes and where we could go on our daily exercise? Feels like a verrrrryyyy long time ago doesn't it!