Scones have been essential to the British teatime tradition since the mid-nineteenth century when, according to legend, Anna, the fashionable Duchess of Bedford ordered her servants to sneak the small cakes and hot tea into her room for an afternoon snack. In time, she began … [Read more...] about Downton’s English Cream Scones
Upstairs with the Crawleys
Individual Spiced Carrot Cakes
Up your Easter entertaining by creating individual carrot cakes for dessert, soaked in syrup and topped with candied carrots. You can make the cakes and candied carrots a day or so ahead and do the final assembly the day of. Individual Spiced Carrot Cakes Up … [Read more...] about Individual Spiced Carrot Cakes
One Pan Pork Chop Dinner
Forget fussing with lots of pots and pans, this is a fantastice one skillet dinner which is ready in minutes. One Pan Pork Chop Dinner Delight Forget fussing with lots of pots and pans, this is a fantastice one skillet dinner which is ready … [Read more...] about One Pan Pork Chop Dinner
Delicious Ginger Carrot Soup
Carrot soup is one of those classics dishes which is simple in terms of its main ingredients. But adding ginger and then pureeing takes it from the servant’s hall to the upstairs dining room. Guilt-free, there is little fat in this recipe Ginger Carrot Soup Carrot soup … [Read more...] about Delicious Ginger Carrot Soup
Downton’s Orange Layer Cake
This recipe appears in the new Official Downton Abbey Cookbook. Orange cakes were one of the staples of the period and appear in many cookbooks. This version is originally from Margaret Black's Superior Cookery (1887) uses oranges and lemons and packs a very citrusy punch. … [Read more...] about Downton’s Orange Layer Cake
