Parkin is a traditional ginger cake from Northern England flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and warm spices.
Classic British
Dippy Egg with Soldiers
What better breakfast than a perfectly cooked boiled dippy egg with a runny yolk and a firm white body. Just right for dipping those golden toasted soldiers into.
Full English Breakfast
A typical full English breakfast will include sausage, fried egg, bacon, black pudding, baked beans, tomatoes, toast or fried bread, mushrooms with tea or coffee to drink.
Perfect Fried Bread
You can’t have a full English breakfast without fried bread.
Mothering Buns
Mothering buns are iced yeast leavened buns decorated with hundreds and thousands. These buns are a speciality of the Bristol area in southwest England.
Pigs in Blankets
Christmas dinner would not be the same without pigs in blankets. These delicious little porky gems make the perfect accompaniment.
Chicken Parmo
Here’s an easy, homemade chicken parmo recipe that’s a Teesside classic. Put tomato sauce on the bottom to keep the chicken nice and juicy.
Scotch Eggs
Scotch eggs are boiled eggs wrapped in sausagemeat, coated in breadcrumbs and then baked in the oven or deep-fried. Why they are called scotch eggs no one is really sure. Fortnum & Mason, a high-end London department store claims to have invented them in 1738 as a travellers snack included […]
Bubble and Squeak
Monday night’s dinner would not be complete without all those leftover roasties from Sunday chopped up and mixed with mashed potato and green vegetables all fried together. Cabbage and Brussels sprouts are particularly good done this way.
Bacon and Onion Roly-Poly Pudding
Bacon and onion roly-poly pudding is a classic British family favourite from the 1960s.