Traditional British Christmas Pudding
How to Make British Christmas Pudding: First off, roughly chop all the dried fruit and soak in any dark rum or brandy for about one week – if pushed for...
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Cuisine: British Recipes
Fancy a poached lobster? How about a pig’s ear schnitzel? There’s a wide variety of British and Irish recipes here for you to try.
Traditional Bread Sauce
How to Make Bread Sauce: As the name suggests, bread sauce involves bread – but not sliced bread. Bread sauce is made with breadcrumbs, which is what gives it its...
Chicken Gravy
A good gravy, made with the giblets, meat juices, a little wine and, please!, very little flour – if any, brings the delicious plate together, uniting the meat and veggies....
Christmas Yorkshire Puddings
The secret of a delicious Yorkshire pudding is a very hot oven, smoking hot grease/fat, and the right mixture of eggs, milk, and flour. It is crispy and light and...
White Christmas Slice
White Christmas is a traditional Aussie dessert made from dried fruits such as glace cherries, desiccated coconut and sultanas, mixed with sugar, white chocolate, rice bubbles and coconut oil. Think...
Fruit Mince Pies
An Australian mince pie is typically made from sweet pastry encasing sultanas, apple, almonds, mixed spices, and a splash of brandy for good measure. How to Make the Mincemeat Filling...
Chili Cheese Pretzels
Move over chili cheese toast… these epic soft and golden pretzels filled with a scrumptious sharp cheese balanced with Indian spices are just amazing!! How to Make Chili Cheese Pretzels:...
Kohlrabi and Apple Soup with Herbed Goat Cheese
So, yeas guys, my mystery ingredient is kohlrabi, and yes, off course I made a soup. Many asked me how I would make kohlrabi tasty. And its a very good...
Crunchy Crab Cakes with Lemon Butter Sauce
Crab, cake, lemon and butter Sauce: this is a firm favorite with customers when we put it on the menu. The recipe is from my home kitchen book, which, as...
Quinoa Stuffed Onions with Romesco Sauce
As we start Valentine’s / Galentine’s month I thought it would be nice to create some dishes that would work well for a special meal or romantic dinner. These soft,...
Turkey Scotch Eggs with Siracha Mayo
How to Make Turkey Scotch Eggs: Place eggs into boiling water for 5m 30s. Remove eggs and place into ice water. Combine mince and seasonings and divide into 6. Encircle peeled...
Apple & Pistachio Tart
Moments like this bring me such joy! Lockdown has given something so precious to us all…time! Time to learn, time to grow and time to follow your dreams…as you may...
Edible Tiramisu Candle
‘This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine’ These words feel really apt for today’s post as I burnt the candle at both ends (literally) to make...
Miso Apple Buns with a Sticky Pecan Drizzle
Just putting these here and seeing how long they last! Honestly they were melt in your mouth delicious! And so so easy as the pastry is ready made! The miso...
Zero Waste Butternut Squash, Apple & Barley Salad with Salsa Verde Mascarpone
This is just the most perfect autumnal recipe. The flavors are so warming and it tastes absolutely amazing! What’s most exciting is that the recipe uses every part of the...
Homemade Chicken Nuggets with Gouda Cream
To get started, forget everything you know, think you know or have read about commercial chicken nuggets ! I’m very attentive and aware of what little ones eat, so don’t...
Black Rice & Vegetables Stuffed Pumpkin with a Miso Garlic Dressing
Happy Pumpkin Day! Black rice gives such a beautiful nutty texture to this dish along with the gorgeous roasted vegetables especially the delicious pumpkin and the miso garlic and tahini...
Rum Baba with Chestnut Cream and Whipped Cream
What could be more regressive and delicious than a rum baba? Here it is combined with a chestnut cream and vanilla whipped cream… I like the amber side of rum,...
Pumpkin & Pecan Cobbler
Pumpkin and pecan cobbler…especially when it’s pumpkin season! Creamy pumpkin and spices form the warm and gooey centre which is topped with a crisp crumbly pecan layer…so AMAZINGLY delicious especially...
Fresh Figs & Orange Polenta Cake
I just can’t get enough of fresh figs! This is such a super light and delicious polenta cake that uses these gorgeous seasonal figs combined with honey and orange blossom...
Smashed Masala Potatoes, Garlic Chutney & Preserved Lemon Rait
This is one delicious dish that I promise you will be making over and over again…I mean who doesn’t love potatoes? The potatoes are smashed, sprinkled with Indian spices and...
Sushi Burger
This is not your normal burger! It’s a sushi burger! Layers of avocado, cabbage, watercress and teriyaki tofu drizzled with a siracha mayonnaise and sandwiched between sushi rice! Just so...
Fried Salmon, Braised Little Gems, Peas with Summer Herbs and Shallots
Serve this golden and crispy salmon just barely cooked at the centre as part of your Sunday roast this weekend. I can guarantee your family will be asking for you...
Chicken Tikka Masala
Tikka Masala is Britain’s national dish. It is created from India’s Butter Chicken dish. Tikka is a boneless piece of meat, and Masala is a spicy sauce. There are two...
