No roast beef dinner should be served without it. … [Read more...] about Amazingly Simple Yorkshire Pudding
Dinner
Grilled Salmon with Sherry Rhubarb Sauce
I have served this colorful and tasty meal for friends for years, using whatever colorful vegetables I have on hand. If you can find wild salmon it is worth the effort. The secret is in the sauce. … [Read more...] about Grilled Salmon with Sherry Rhubarb Sauce
Mrs. Beeton’s Easy Apple Charlotte
The dish that Downton Abbey's Mrs. Patmore refused to attempt is actually very simple to make. This version is from Mrs. Beeton (1836-1865), the original domestic goddess. She actually couldn't cook at all, but had a brilliant mind for organization, and collected recipes and … [Read more...] about Mrs. Beeton’s Easy Apple Charlotte
Hearty Servants 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 Hearty Servants Meatloaf
Titanic’s Creamed Carrots
This dish was served to accompany the meat dishes served as part of the Fifth Course in 1st Class on Titanic. Mrs. Beeton, the great Victorian cookbook diva, was rumored to have advised that "you should cook carrots no less than 90 minutes". If you are planning your own … [Read more...] about Titanic’s Creamed Carrots