This is a great recipe to use up tomatoes from the garden to make a wonderful spicy chutney which you can enjoy over winter or gift to friends and neighbours for the holidays. You can use it anywhere you might otherwise use ketchup. Mrs. Beeton was the first Domestic Goddess. … [Read more...] about Mrs. Beeton’s Versatile Tomato Chutney
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Downton’s Take on Mrs. Beeton’s Mince Pies
From the Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook. Mince pie was on the table of the nobility in medieval times. The filling mixed fruits, spices, brandy, suet, and meat (or sometimes even fish), with beef, veal, or ox tongue the most common choices. The pie made an … [Read more...] about Downton’s Take on Mrs. Beeton’s Mince Pies
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Beeton–The Victorian Domestic Goddess
Happy Birthday Isabella Beeton, best known as Mrs. Beeton, the Victorian Domestic Goddess. Her cookbook Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management published in 1861 when she was only 23, was an instant success. It sold a whopping 2 million copies in 1868. March 12 marks her … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Mrs. Beeton–The Victorian Domestic Goddess
Mrs. Beeton’s Plum Crumble
The challenge with some recipes from the Victorian era is that we don't have the same tastes, so often need modernize them to make them more enjoyable. Gerard Baker, a talented cook, food historian and BBC personality has written a wonderful book, Mrs Beeton How to Cook: 220 … [Read more...] about Mrs. Beeton’s Plum Crumble
Mrs. Beeton’s Cauliflower Parmesan
This is a Victorian version of Cauliflower gratin. Mrs. Beeton, the Original Domestic Goddess, used Parmesan cheese to flavor her cauliflower, but you can use any strongly flavored hard cheese you like. It quick and simple to make and even low carb friendly. Mrs. Beeton's … [Read more...] about Mrs. Beeton’s Cauliflower Parmesan
