This great recipe is from The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook. These are amongst the easiest savories to make. All you need is good quality puff pastry and a jar of anchovy fillets in oil . Even people who do not like the flavour or the look of anchovies will … [Read more...] about Downton’s Anchovy Eclairs
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Fun Food History of the Yule Log
If you missed Stir Up Sunday this year so no homemade Christmas Pudding or Fruitcake on your holiday sweets table, you can always impress your family and guests with another English tradition, the Yule Log cake or bûche de Noël as it is known to the French. Essentially it is a … [Read more...] about Fun Food History of the Yule Log
Sweet Vanilla Dessert Sauce
This is the traditional accompaniment to Christmas Pudding. You can also use on a number of desserts begging for a kick of silky vanilla flavour. Sweet Vanilla Dessert Sauce This is the traditional accompaniment to Christmas Pudding. You can also use on a number of … [Read more...] about Sweet Vanilla Dessert Sauce
Scrummy Rhubarb Orange Brown Betty
The Brown Betty is a much-beloved traditional English dessert. Victorians made it with apples, breadcrumbs and suet and was a popular pudding with the downstairs crowd. I adapted a version listed with the National Trust, using only a fraction of the butter to cut fat, and you … [Read more...] about Scrummy Rhubarb Orange Brown Betty
Throw Your Own Jubilee Picnic with Celebration Sandwich & Pimm’s Punch
Brits really know how to throw a party. Londoners are currently enjoying a rare two day Bank Holiday, allowing commoners more time to engage in official and their own Diamond Jubilee celebrations, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne. In response to a young … [Read more...] about Throw Your Own Jubilee Picnic with Celebration Sandwich & Pimm’s Punch