A cup of tea and a slice of Bakewell tart, sitting in the garden in the afternoon sunshine. What more do you need?
Desserts
Spotted Dick and Custard
Spotted dick is one of those cleverly disguised British recipes where the name bears no relation whatsoever to the food created.
Parkin
Parkin is a traditional ginger cake from Northern England flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and warm spices.
Christmas Pudding
There are more Christmas pudding recipes on the web and in cookbooks than you can shake a stick at, as the old saying goes. The most often quoted ones seem to be those from Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver. My featured recipe is the one my eldest son uses.
Rice Pudding
Arroz con Leche (Spanish rice pudding) is flavoured with cinnamon and lemon and is a popular dessert after Christmas meals.
Crema Catalana
Crema Catalana is like Crème Brûlée but in my opinion better and easier to make.
Churros con Chocolate
These easy to make churros are served with a delicious warm chocolate sauce, for a fun and delicious treat.
Eton Mess
Eton Mess is a traditional English dessert. Made from whipped cream, meringue and summer fruits, it is really easy to make.
Apple and Rhubarb Crumble
Apple and rhubarb crumble is both sweet and tart and very satisfying. There is nothing better than a homemade crumble served with lashings of hot custard to finish off Sunday dinner. Crumble History Replacing pastry, crumbles were first made during world war II because of rationing. Conversely, rhubarb was unpopular […]
Traffic Light Jellies
No kids party is complete without jelly and ice cream. These traffic light jellies from Netmums are great for kids of all ages, myself included.
Hi, I’m Richard aka Grandad
I’m a retired aeronautical engineer living in London. I love cooking and food history.
My grandchildren said, “Grandad, you ought to share your recipes and histories online”. So here they are!
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