Sometimes when I come home from work I don’t want to make a curry from scratch so I cheat and use a shop-bought sauce
Recipes
Fishy Welsh Rarebit
A great alternative version of the classic Welsh rarebit with lovely smoked haddock.
Stir-Fried Chicken and Prawns in Green Pepper Sauce
Recently in Gran Canaria, we had an unusual combination of chicken and prawns in a green pepper sauce. But it works!
Catch It and Cook It – Razor Clams
Razor clams are an edible species of shellfish which gets their common name from their resemblance to an old fashioned cut-throat razor.
Tottenham Cake
Tottenham Cake is a well-known North London delicacy, sold country-wide. It is a tray-baked sponge cake topped with very sweet, pink icing.
Eccles Cakes
Eccles cakes sometimes known as squashed-fly cakes are traditional puff pastry wrapped pies similar to turnovers, filled with currants and topped with coarse brown sugar.
Bakewell Tart
A cup of tea and a slice of Bakewell tart, sitting in the garden in the afternoon sunshine. What more do you need?
Beef Wellington
When it comes to cooking beef wellington you can’t do better than to use Gordon Ramsey’s recipe. It is his signature dish after all.
Pickled Onions
Who can resist a really good , crisp pickled onion with that sharp vinegar twist and a touch of spice or chilli?
Cornish Pasties
Cornish pasties are part of the English culinary heritage dating from the reign of Edward III way back in the 14th century.
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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