Clotted cream is an essential part of Afternoon Tea, served on scones. It is what the term “cream” in the legendary Cream Tea service refers to. Making your own clotted cream is really simple and Keto friendly. The goal is to coax the liquid from the cream. 2 methods one in … [Read more...] about Easy to Make Clotted Cream
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Easy Meringue Cookies
Meringue is really easy to make and quite versatile. You can drop on cookie sheets like Hersey Kisses or pipe into nests or other shapes. Bonus is that this is a low fat dessert. To make Keto (sugar free), simply replace the caster sugar with your favorite sugar substitute, … [Read more...] about Easy Meringue Cookies
Mrs. Patmore and the Crêpe Debate
Season 2 of Downton Abbey, currently running on Masterpiece Classic broadcast at PBS, has served up some pretty heavy fare for those of us who were perfectly happy to nibble on light dishes of budding love, fox hunts and garden parties in pre war times. Season 2 has brought us … [Read more...] about Mrs. Patmore and the Crêpe Debate
Amazingly Simple Yorkshire Pudding
No roast beef dinner should be served without it. Although traditionally British, this side dish is also loved by Americans. Yorkshire is so beloved that we celebrate twice a year: the first Sunday in February in the U.K. and October 13 in the U.S. and everywhere else. It … [Read more...] about Amazingly Simple Yorkshire Pudding
Branson vs. (Rabbie) Burns Broth
It's the season for soup in northern climes, so it is fitting that soup figures prominately in S2E3 (and 4) of Downton Abbey. In Episode 3, the famous General Sir Herbert Strutt comes to inspect Downton Abbey, which has been newly transformed into a convalescent … [Read more...] about Branson vs. (Rabbie) Burns Broth
