Set yourself up for the day with a filling breakfast bap that features sausages, chips, bacon, beans and an egg to give you a big energy boost.
Classic British
WW2 Christmas Pudding
This Old-Fashioned Christmas Pudding revives a vintage WW2 British recipe from the 1940s.
Wartime Carrot Cake
During the Second World War, when sugar was rationed to 8oz (230g) per week, carrots were used to naturally sweeten cakes and biscuits. The
sweetness of the carrots replaced some of the sugar used in the original recipes.
British National Loaf
The National Loaf was introduced in Britain in 1942 as part of the rationing scheme during World War II. White bread was banned and this rather grey, crumbly loaf made with National Flour, a type of ‘wheatmeal’ flour was the only bread available to buy or make at home.
Rabbit Stew
Rabbit fell out of favour in the UK perhaps because we began to consider rabbits as pets rather than produce. Recently though rabbit is becoming popular again and this warming stew is an old classic.
Bread and Butter Pudding
As you might expect, bread and butter pudding was created to use up stale bread, and was first made as early as the 11th century.
Lord Woolton Pie
Woolton pie or Lord Woolton pie, was a substitute for meat pies filled with seasonal vegetables and topped with potato or wheatmeal pastry. Created by Francois Latry, the head chef at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1941, it was named after the then Minister of Food, the 1st Earl […]
Cumberland Sausages with Sticky Onion Gravy
In this sausages with sticky onion gravy recipe, the onions are braised and simmered until soft, smoky and rich, imparting their wonderful flavours.
The Perfect Crisp Sandwich
For the perfect crisp sandwich where do you start? Do you use your favourite loaf from the local bakers, and which flavour crisps for the filling? Should the crisps be plain or wrinkled? Do you use butter or margarine?
Don’t panic! We will consider all the options and come up with my guide to making the perfect crisp sandwich.
Fish Finger Not Dogs with Coleslaw
Anyone who likes fish fingers should try this zesty twist on the classic sandwich. Swap your hot dog for one of these fish finger not dogs. This is one of those recipes that the kids can get involved in making. Let the fish fingers cool down for a while after […]