This is my recipe for a rich Christmas cake. It's packed with preserved fruits, making it naturally moist - and this will be enhanced by 'feeding' it with brandy.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Christmas Cake
By Mike on Thursday, December 2, 2010, 23:47
Thursday, December 2, 2010
By Mike on Thursday, December 2, 2010, 23:47
This is my recipe for a rich Christmas cake. It's packed with preserved fruits, making it naturally moist - and this will be enhanced by 'feeding' it with brandy.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, November 28, 2010, 14:30
This pudding is an old-fashioned British classic recipe and is a great way to transform the remains of a stale loaf into a delicious and comforting dish.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, November 20, 2010, 21:13
These clementines are cooked and preserved in a spiced syrup, making a sort of marmalade, but with the fruit left completely whole and intact. They look fantastic in the jar - and the flavour is superbly intense and aromatic.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, November 14, 2010, 22:15
This red chilli jelly is sweet and fruity, with a well-rounded chilli flavour and heat - it's great with cheese and cold meats, for glazing hams and roasts, or, if you fancy something unusual, as a topping for ice cream.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 23:05
Here's a recipe for a dessert with a flavour and appearance designed to surprise. It's a variation on the popular classic Lemon Meringue Pie, but this one is flavoured with raspberries and orange instead.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, September 19, 2010, 19:58
Here's another classic British dish - much misunderstood and often under-appreciated. But folks don't know what they're missing - it's steak and kidney pudding.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, August 8, 2010, 15:13
Fish Pie is a classic British dish - but some examples of it will have you hunting for traces of the main ingredient.
This one is designed as the antidote to mediocre fish pie - so it's crammed with four different kinds of fish, and lots of it - I'm calling it Fiercely Fishy Pie.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, July 31, 2010, 23:19
The Military D Ration bar was a chocolate bar designed to be high in energy and highly durable and portable - to provide emergency nutrition in battle.
Let's see if I can re-create it.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, July 24, 2010, 17:01
These little ginger cakes are rich and spicy. They're also easy to make because they're based on a weigh-the-same recipe
Friday, July 16, 2010
By Mike on Friday, July 16, 2010, 22:01
Here's a recipe for crisp and tangy little marmalade tarts, topped with bittersweet chocolate.
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