This simple yet glamorous dessert is named after the famous Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova. The base of the dessert is meringue, fashioned to look like a tutu, crisp on the outside, soft and marshmellowy on the inside. Strawberry Pavlova This simple yet glamorous dessert … [Read more...] about Strawberry Pavlova
Delicious Summer Dishes
Easy Colourful Tomato and Shrimp Orzo
This is a quick and colourful weeknight dish for Summer when tomatoes are plentiful. Add a little shrimp for protein and you have a great meal. Eat leftovers cold as salad. Easy Colourful Tomato and Shrimp Orzo This is a quick and colourful dinner dish for Summer when … [Read more...] about Easy Colourful Tomato and Shrimp Orzo
Queen Mary’s Chicken Bridge Rolls
These simple, yet elegant chicken bridge rolls, were preferred by Queen Mary, often served at simple suppers. Her preference was a simple mixture of chicken and mayonnaise, stuffed into scooped out bridge rolls. I have added a few more light colored items to add some crunch. … [Read more...] about Queen Mary’s Chicken Bridge Rolls
The Royals’ Oeufs (Eggs) Drumkilbo
This royal dish was particularly favoured by the Queen Mother. Oeufs Drumkilbo was a regular dish served on Britannia, and has appeared on the wedding menus of a few royals. Served as a cold appetizer it contains lobster, gelatin, mayo and ketchup. Still, an interesting recipe … [Read more...] about The Royals’ Oeufs (Eggs) Drumkilbo
Before the Fizz Came From a Can
Ginger beer has been around a lot longer than the grocery store shelf. Mrs. Beeton published her recipe in 1861, in her famous Book of Household Management. The book sold two million copies by 1868. That's not a minor footnote. That's the Victorian equivalent of going … [Read more...] about Before the Fizz Came From a Can
