The most famous recipe from Downton Season 5 is Spotted Dick, a lovely custard dessert with an unfortunate name. It first appeared in the 1849 cookbook The Modern Housewife written by Alexis Soyer, but meat based versions date back to the medieval era. What’s in a … [Read more...] about Sumptuous Spotted Dick
Delicious Winter Meals
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
Quick and Dreamy Creamy Garlic Salmon
I always have an abudance of wild salmon in my freezer thanks to our annual family fishing trip on the west coast close to Alaska. This means finding new ways to prepare which is quick and still keto friendly. This is quick, easy and a crowd pleaser for young and old. … [Read more...] about Quick and Dreamy Creamy Garlic Salmon
Comforting Cabbage Colcannon
Colcannon is a lovely Irish comfort food combining potatoes and cabbage, all mashed together. It can be served as side dish, or if you add sausages it can become a main course feast. At Halloween, it served to predict marriage. Charms were hidden in the mashed potatoes and any … [Read more...] about Comforting Cabbage Colcannon
Comforting Irish Stew
There is nothing as comforting as stew when it is cold outside. Celebrate Branson's heritage with the way the Irish prepare stew, with beer added. King George V loved Irish Stew, but his version was made with mutton. Comforting Irish Stew There is nothing as … [Read more...] about Comforting Irish Stew
