Put A Spring In Your Step With Flavour-Packed, Nutritious Dishes For Warmer Weather. This guide shares tips for flavour-packed, dishes.

The seasons are changing, which means that many of us are looking forward to changing our menu for the spring.

When you live in a country that experiences conditions ranging from sleet and snow to sunshine and showers, it’s common to change your menu as temperatures rise and fall.

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Traditional Recipes for Spring and Easter – An online cookbook of Spring and Traditional Recipes for Easter, for family and friends

Cakes, Bakes, Biscuits, Tarts, Puddings and Pies

Welcome to my latest post for Traditional Recipes for Spring and Easter – An online cookbook of Spring and Traditional Recipes for Easter, which is perfect for family and friends.

I’ll be sharing recipes that are here on Lavender & Lovage for Cakes, Bakes, Biscuits, Tarts, Puddings and Pies, as well as savoury dishes for the spring or Easter table.

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This delightful recipe for Spring Posy Victoria Sandwich Cake with Lemon Curd, would be perfect with a cuppa

A Beautiful “All-in-One” Cake Recipe

This delightful recipe for Spring Posy Victoria Sandwich Cake with Lemon Curd, would be perfect with a cuppa, and especially today, which is the Spring Equinox.

The Spring Equinox marks the official end of winter, hooray! An equinox happens twice a year – around 20th March (spring) and 22nd September (autumn) in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Railway Pudding – Railway Pudding is an old British recipe for a simple batter and jam pudding, which orginated from railway station cafes.

An Easy and Historic British Pudding Recipe

I first came across today’s recipe for Railway Pudding many years ago, in the railway cafe on Malton train station.

It was served piping hot with lashings of custard, and certainly filled the hunger gap before travelling onwards to Leeds.

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Spring Recipes for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday) – A collection of ecipes for Mothering Sunday, some of which were my late mother’s recipes

Image: Women’s Land Army UK

Seasonal Recipes for your Mums on Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday (Mother’s Day) in the UK is on Sunday the 15th March, this year 2026.

If you still have your mother, which I don’t sadly, why not treat them to breakfast in bed, or a seasonal afternoon tea?

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Ipswich Pudding – Today’s recipe for Ipswich Pudding is an historic, traditional British pudding, going back to at least 1750

A Traditional British Baked Almond Pudding

Today’s recipe for Ipswich Pudding is an historicBritish pudding, going back to at least 1750, it’s also known as Suffolk Almond Pudding.

It’s what I would call a “spring or summer” pudding, although I am sure it would be fabulous when served in the depths of winter too.

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Traditional Mothering Buns – This is a very regional British recipe, hailing from Bristol in the South West of England.

A Lovely Recipe for Sweet Buns with Icing

Spring seems like it’s ALMOST here in England, with lighter nights and mornings – and with that, my thoughts turn to Mothering Sunday, and some baking, with these delectable Traditional Mothering Buns.

I read about these traditional and regional buns many years ago.

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Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake – Another FABULOUS fruit cake recipe which is an adapted recipe from one of my old BeRo cookbooks.

A Vintage Be-Ro Cookbook Recipe served on Woodsware Beryl

Another FABULOUS fruit cake recipe for Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake, which is an adapted recipe from one of my old BeRo cookbooks.

This was named as a Family Fruit Cake in the 1950’s version of my mum’s old BeRo coookbook, but I added some glacé cherries to the recipe, which makes it fruitier.

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Empire Biscuits – Today’s recipe is a very nostalgic one, as my maternal grandmother used to bake these regularly for the biscuit tin.

A Vintage Recipe from 1928

Today’s recipe for Empire Biscuits is a very nostalgic one, as my maternal grandmother used to bake these regularly for the biscuit tin.

I was reminded of these forerunners of the modern day Jammie Dodgers on a recent trip to Northumberland, where I saw them for sale in Greggs in Alnwick.

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Stilton & Walnut Rarebit (Air Fryer & Grill) A fabulous recipe which is perfect for supper or a light lunch, and which can be baked in the air fryer

Cook this in an Air Fryer or in the Grill

Today’s recipe for Stilton & Walnut Rarebit (Air Fryer & Grill) is an adapted version of Delia Smith’s delicious recipe for Stilton Rarebit from her Christmas cookbook.

I’ve tweaked a few of the ingredients and measurements subject to what I had available, and I cooked this in the air fryer, my two drawer one and my grill air fryer, both with great results.

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