Hot Cross Buns for Easter
As Good Friday draws near, we pay tribute to a seasonal favourite with a long…
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Welsh Cakes – Get The Griddle Out!
What is a Welsh cake? It’s cooked on a griddle so it must be like…
Syllabub – The Simple English Dessert
Creamy frothy syllabub was a firm favourite in English cuisine from the 1500s to the…
The Oat – The Heart of Scottish Food
“Oats: A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland appears…
Pan Haggerty
While County Durham has panackelty, neighbours in Northumberland enjoy another regional dish that serves as…
Panackelty
Every region and just about every county in the British Isles has at least one…
Fit For a Queen: Coronation Chicken
June 2, 1953. Coronation Day for Queen Elizabeth II. It was a day of street…
Shortbread
A perfect combination of butter flavour and crumbly texture, shortbread is a traditional Scottish biscuit…
Welsh Rarebit – Not Just Cheese on Toast
Many think it is mere cheese on toast, but Welsh Rarebit is so much more.…
Fruit Cake
Few British foods have been as widely maligned as the humble fruit cake. And very…