Recipes
Yorkshire Drop: A forgotten Yorkshire recipe?
An early networker, Grandma Abson knew there was much baking expertise out there to learn from, so right from her early days in service in the 1900s to the 1970s she was an avid collector of recipes and in this case a Yorkshire Recipe.
Recipe: Battenburg for World Baking Day
We bake brave for World Baking Day 2013 and showcase our Coffee and Walnut Battenburg. This could push your skills tp the limit, but it’ll be worth it!
Tartare Sauce Recipe
It’s a tough task to reproduce the magnificence of a northern ‘chippy’, but with many of them using beef dripping to enhance the excellence in flavour it’s important for the waistline that the indulgence is limited to the odd occasion.
Easy No-Bake Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Rest assured that, according to my highly evolved intuition for imaginary statistical food data, our collective love of cheesecake lives on – certainly in spite of a particular northern comedian who recently questioned our desire to eat the oft-consumed dessert. Is there really any question why?
Easy Chocolate Cookies
These super tasty and easy-to-make cookies are fantastic for using up random bits of chocolate you have in the pantry and a sure-fire way to add something special to the dreary old lunch box.
Rutland Savoury Cheese Custard
While I stayed true to the original recipe for Rutland’s Savoury Cheese, I added pasta and cherry tomatoes to the final creation so I would end up with a tasty version of baked Macaroni & Cheese. The cherry tomatoes add a lovely dimension, complementing the rich sauce.
Our Mission? Deli Wraps!
We were recently challenged by Mission Deli Wraps to liven up our lunches, for our task Mission has teamed up with Sacla Squeezy Pesto and Galbani Mozzarella, which along with our fillings of choice should provide the perfect ingredients partners to get our lunchtime tastebuds tingling.
Nanna’s Toffee Recipe
Many recipes have ingredients lists long enough to put you off making the dish. My nanna’s toffee recipe isn’t like that. Only four ingredients are necessary and the whole process of making the toffee can be done in less than 10 minutes.
13 Uncommon Uses for 13 Common Ingredients
When all else fails, learn new ways to use old favourites. That’s how I approach food ruts – cooking the same ol’ thing week after week.
The Growler, aka Pork Pies
I haven’t a clue why this food is a Pork Pie in Leicestershire and a Growler in Yorkshire. Lest I neglect another name, I should mention that growling is induced anytime someone calls these growlers/pork pies a Melton Mowbray. As a result, I shall steer clear of that particular designation.