If you are looking for another use for stewing beef other than making yet another stew, try this easy beef tips dish. … [Read more...] about Easy Beef Tips Dinner
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Heart-Healthy Pumpkin Bran Muffins
Centuries ago 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. Muffin tins, also called gem pans, named after The Gem Company which made them popular around the turn of the 20th century, so people started … [Read more...] about Heart-Healthy Pumpkin Bran Muffins
Jellied Fruit Salad
The Edwardians were gaga over jiggly jelly salads and desserts, and we often saw a jelly salad on display in the Downton kitchens. This is a family favourite served on special occasions. … [Read more...] about Jellied Fruit Salad
Warming Parsnip and Apple Soup
Before produce became available to us year-round, cooks used ingredients as they were harvested and those which could be stored in cool rooms or root cellars. This is a great creamy and warming soup for the cooler seasons, this soup combines parsnips and apples, but no cream. … [Read more...] about Warming Parsnip and Apple Soup
Downton’s Traditional Gingerbread Cake
This recipe comes from The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook which is quite similar to other gingerbread recipes of the era. What is particularly enjoyable about this book is that is prefaced by the historical background which I also like to provide. "Ginger was one of the … [Read more...] about Downton’s Traditional Gingerbread Cake
