Now and again I come across a recipe which at first glance is a little unusual. This dish from La Cucina Italiana with its combination of squid, spring onions and anchovies definitely fits into that category.
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Mushroom Parfait
Try out this stunning mushroom parfait recipe to impress at your next dinner party. Will Murray & Jack Croft say ‘One of our customer’s favourites, this recipe requires a good amount of prep work but it’s worth it! We think it’s the perfect starter if you want to impress’.
Pathfinder Pudding
Pathfinder pudding is a classic British suet pudding but with a leek and parsnip filling instead of meat. As you might guess from the name, the recipe appears to originate from the Royal Air Force kitchen.
Christmas Recipes
Spanish Chicken with Chorizo and Potatoes
An easy chicken, chorizo and potato traybake that is so easy to throw together for dinner, you’ll be putting this dish on the menu every week! “Much as I love to have a pan bubbling away on the stove, I often feel that the most stress free way to feed […]
Welsh Corned Beef Rissoles
Corned beef rissoles became popular during wartime as fresh meat was severely rationed. Corned beef or bully beef as it was sometimes known was imported from the USA as part of the vital trans atlantic convoys lifeline. You can recreate these little Welsh gems using the wartime recipe from the […]
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.
Nanny’s 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.