If you have made scalloped potatoes in the past you can be waiting hours for your raw potatoes to cook. This game changing recipe was inspired by America's Test Kitchen. They drastically cut the cooking time by precooking the potatoes, using lots of cream instead of flour/milk … [Read more...] about Game Changing Scalloped Potatoes
Dining Upstairs or Down
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
Simple & Delicious Peach Crisp
Peaches are a wonderfully versatile fruit that comes into season in late summer. It helps us manage the transition into Fall when the weather starts to turn cooler. When I am in a bit of a rush I love to make this easy peach crisp. Click here to check out more peach … [Read more...] about Simple & Delicious Peach Crisp
Healthy Rhubarb Blueberry Gems (muffins)
Back in the period when baking was done in hearth ovens, it would take a long time to bake a cake, and the final product would often be burned. In the UK, muffin tins, also called gem pans, were named after The Gem Company which made them popular around the turn of the 20th … [Read more...] about Healthy Rhubarb Blueberry Gems (muffins)
Easy Chicken Picatta
Chicken Picatta is an easy Italian dish to make and is a crowd-pleaser so consider making it for company. Picatta refers to the sauce which consists of lemon, parsley and butter. Easy Chicken Picatta Chicken Picatta is an easy Italian dish to make and is a … [Read more...] about Easy Chicken Picatta