Cook: Mayonnaise & Tartare Sauce…”He little knows of England
who only England knows.” Charles Esme Francatelli was an Englishman born and bred, and prided himself on that fact, but he had inherited a gift for cooking from his Italian forebears and also had the advantage of being a pupil…
Which of these uses 16 Red Herrings?
Bloater Paste, Mock Caviare or ‘Love in Disguise’, an 18th Century Jest? An enigma and some secrets…you’ll only find them if you sign up here ->
Cook: Delicious Home-made Bread ‘made with Yeast’. Gluten Free. Two Ways
Miss Veronica Cook provided this recipe in 1931. ‘Home-made and made with Yeast’ Florence White is full of wonderful tips for baking breads – both different yeasted breads and soda breads. She tells us that many of the old recipes…
Cook and Travel: Sea Vegetables & Welsh Laverbread
It may seem odd to the British Readers, that I first heard about Laverbread only in February this year. We had travelled to this charming, unpretentious gastropub near Abergavenny for a weekend in Wales – it’s where my son wanted…
Travel: A Ripon Ghost Yarn – in search of lost souls
Here fond climates and sweet singers – but traditional delights? Crimson leaves blowing across cobbled lanes led us north to Yorkshire for October – the only time to find Parkins. After an evening’s…
Travel: London haunts of old and new.
I dream of St John’s Eccles Cakes in Spitalfields and Lily Vanilli’s Sunday treats in a tiny olde courtyard off Columbia Road Flower Market. The florets of housemade salumi from the Bull and Last on Highgate Rd make my daughter…
Cook: Tis the season…for Pumpkin Pie. Gluten and Dairy Free of course
This delicious Pumpkin Pie is my own twist on classic American Halloween / Harvest fare. Why start with a dish so entirely comprised of a flavoursome, sweet, nutty, nutrition packed vegetable – and turn it unhealthy?? Only in America……
Travel: Food Alchemy? Inviting you and Florence White to the 21st Century…
Discover food sensations from Ms Florence White’s thus far indomitable collection of GOOD THINGS IN ENGLAND, as I create new, allergy-friendly, preservative-free, 21st Century, positively dishy takes on her fascinating receipts. You’ll have the original recipe including traditional ingredients like…
Cook: Dishy Parkins for November the Fifth
Making an allergy-free version of these delicious Ripon Parkins was a treat in itself.When I was a child in Australia in the 1970s, we would go to the park behind my grandma and grandpa’s house for Bonfire Night. I…
Cook: “Ripon Parkins for November the Fifth” The Original
Mr Herbert M. Bower’s recipe Preparation Time 20 mins To Bake in Slow Oven 1 and a half hours Ingredients Medium oatmeal 3/4 lb Flour ¾ lb (I used organic rye stoneground flour) Butter 2…
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