Horseradish sauce that you buy in the supermarket is a mild version of the sinus-clearing eye-watering sauce that can be made very easily from raw horseradish root.
Recipes
Sunday Roast Beef
In our house, Sunday would not be Sunday without a roast for lunch. My wife’s favourite is roast beef with all the roasted potatoes, parsnips, sweet potato and onions.
Mulligatawny Soup
On a cold winter’s day, nothing beats a bowl of hot mulligatawny soup with some lovely fresh crusty bread.
Catch It and Cook It – Velvet Swimmer Crab
When I take the grandchildren fishing on a pier or in the harbour, more than anything else, they like to drop a net over the side to catch crabs. For bait, any piece of a fish carcass will do but for some reason, a rasher of bacon works really well? […]
Chip Shop Curry Sauce
You can’t beat a good homemade curry sauce on your carefully crafted fish and chips.
Fish and Chips with Mushy Peas
You can go down to any British high street and get fish and chips to takeaway. But cook this iconic British meal at home, complete with a side dish of mushy peas.
Fish and Chips – A British Institution
Fish and chips are the iconic British takeaway food. Tender white fish, wrapped in a beer batter coating, crisped to perfection.
Parkin
Parkin is a traditional ginger cake from Northern England flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and warm spices.
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.
Hi, I’m Richard aka Grandad
I’m a retired aeronautical engineer living in Tunbridge Wells, England. I love cooking and food history.
My grandchildren said, “Grandad, you ought to share your favourite recipes and histories online”. So here they are!
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