The Brown Betty is a much-beloved traditional English dessert. Victorians made it with apples, breadcrumbs and suet and was a popular pudding with the downstairs crowd. I adapted a version listed with the National Trust, using only a fraction of the butter to cut fat, and you … [Read more...] about Scrummy Rhubarb Orange Brown Betty
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Neverfail Healthy Banana Bread
This is my go to banana bread recipe I make when our bananas start getting too ripe for our taste. To dress it up for tea I use chocolate or carob chips instead of walnuts and slice into finger lengths for the tea tray. Never Fail Healthier Banana Bread This is my go to … [Read more...] about Neverfail Healthy Banana Bread
Awesome Rolled Meatloaf
Although modern meatloaf is more of an American innovation, its ancestry spans the globe, and centuries, dating back to Roman times. In Medieval Europe, our ancestors mixed together odds and ends of cooked meat, mixed in fruits and nuts and other fillers and then molded the dish … [Read more...] about Awesome Rolled Meatloaf
Plentiful Flaky Pie Crusts to Feed Any Crowd
This is a family favorite recipe from my grandmother who baked alot of pies in the summer. It is easy enough to freeze so you have on hand when the need for pie hits your family. Depending on what you put in your pie or how you present it, the pie pastry can be served upstairs … [Read more...] about Plentiful Flaky Pie Crusts to Feed Any Crowd
Healthier Rhubarb Crumble
This is a healthier version of crumble with much less sugar, and almost no butter contained in other versions. Most rhubarb crumbles will contain strawberries or other berries, but rhubarb is also great on it's own. Healthier Rhubarb Crumble This is a healthier version of … [Read more...] about Healthier Rhubarb Crumble
