Quinoa is a versatile ingredient in vegetarian and heart healthy lifestyles. Depending on large you shape these cakes, you can serve this great savoury gluten free/vegetarian dish at tea, as a appie, or main dish. It also does duty as a veggie burger, just make larger thicker … [Read more...] about Versatile Healthy Quinoa Cakes
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Downton’s Famous Kidney Soufflé
This is a famous Downton dish, but not for the right reasons. Poor Ethel had a challenge learning her way around the kitchen. There are many ways to soufflé, so you might want to be inspired to make one, but not necessarily this recipe. The famous French Chef Auguste Escoffier … [Read more...] about Downton’s Famous Kidney Soufflé
Awesome Fluffy Keto Pancakes
Most of us who have gone keto are challenged with finding great recipes to replace wheat based products. It is easier to just not have pancakes for breakfast than to try a keto version. I created this version as an adaptation of the low fat version I serve to Lord D which gets … [Read more...] about Awesome Fluffy Keto Pancakes
Downton’s Appetising Asparagus Feuilletés
Feuilletés simply means puff paste in French. The English are the first to claim they grow the best asparagus so it is not surprising that it pops up on English menus, particularly in May and June when it is fresh off the fields. Once called ‘sparrow-grass’, but now … [Read more...] about Downton’s Appetising Asparagus Feuilletés
Royal Fat Free Tomato and Dill Mousse
If you haven't already discovered Chef Darren McGrady's cookbook it is a great read. Beyond the recipes he was the personal chef for Lady Diana. This delicate, subtle tomato mousse was often served at state banquets. It became a favorite of Princess Diana’s. She loved it served … [Read more...] about Royal Fat Free Tomato and Dill Mousse
