A light mousse made in a ring mould always looks pretty filled with fresh fruit, and strawberries are probably the most decorative of all the soft summer berries. The delicately…
Browsing Cuisine: British
Chicken Parcels
These neat puff pastry pasties are filled with a lovely, spicy mixture of chicken chunks, carrots and onion. They are perfect picnic food as they can be made in advance…
Goat’s Cheese with Pear and Walnut Salad
Goat’s cheese has a distinctive taste which is, for some people, acquired. It is produced in much smaller quantities than cow’s milk cheese, often on individual farms. The flavour will…
Spiced Chicken
Curry powder is increasingly used in British cuisine these days and most supermarkets stock a selection of them in varying strengths. Cayenne pepper used sparingly adds heat. Add mangoor peach…
Courting Cake
This is a real summer treat and a good way of using up slightly bruised or over-ripe strawberries or making just a few go further. It was originally made in…
Stir Fried Chicken with Courgettes
The ancient Chinese art of stir-frying has been a welcome addition to British cooking techniques. It’s a speedy, healthy way to cook, as the food is only over the heat…
Half Pound Cake
So named because the main items are added in 225 g (8 oz) quantities, this is a version of old Englishplum cake, although no plums or prunes were ever used.
English Eccles Cakes
Baked originally at Eccles in Lancashire, but now available countrywide, these cakes are pastries with a sweet spicy mixture enclosed in a puff pastry case. They should have a shiny…
Somerset Apple Cake
Both Somerset and Dorset lay claim to this deliciously moist cake which is equally good served with cream and eaten warm as a pudding. It is best consumed within two…
English Vinegar Cake
This fruit cake recipe is lighter and less rich than those made with eggs because the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar act as raising agents. When cooked, the vinegar loses…
Twelfth Night Cake
Twelfth night was celebrated, in some places, with far more feasting and festivity than Christmas itself. Traditionally, a special cake containing a dried bean was served, and whoever found it…
Westmorland Pepper Cake
If you’ve never tried adding pepper to a sweet dish before now you’ll be pleasantly surprised by its effect. It adds unusual spiciness to what is otherwise a fairly standard…
English Hasty Pudding
All you need for this surprisingly good stand-by pudding are milk, flour, butter, sugar and a little spice. It takes just a few minutes to make, hence its name, and…
English Bakewell Pudding
A buttery mixture, flavoured with ground almonds and baked in a light, flaky pastry case, is the basis of this traditional Derbyshire recipe, sometimes known as Bakewell tart, the origin…
Milk Pudding
There’s nothing nicer than a lovingly made milk pudding, use creamy, fresh milk though, and don’t omit the butter or spice. Opt for rice, tapioca, sago or semolina, whichever yoi…
English Osborne Pudding
A delicious variation on that much-loved nursery favourite, bread and butter pudding, which uses brown bread, spread with marmalade. The recipe has been round for centuries and has always been…
Barbecued Spareribs
There’s nothing nicer to chew on than a succulent sparerib coated in deliciously sticky sauce. You only get one or two mouthfuls per rib, so buy plenty. It’s worth asking…
Ham and Pineapple Top Knot
Ham and pineapple are always a favourite combination, and here they make a satisfying snack. The base is a toasted crumpet which soaks up the deliciously gooey topping of Cheddar,…
Braised Pork #2
It may seem odd to cook pork in milk but in fact the richness of the milk, coupled with long, slow cooking, produces mouth’Wateringly tender results. Loin is a particularly…
Huntingdon Fidget Pie
A lovely old-fashioned recipe – no one knows how it got its peculiar name. Bacon, onions and apples are the traditional filling and the pie was originally made round harvest…
Pork Fillet in Mustard Cream Sauce
A rich dish combining the best of the West – pork, mustard and cream. Take care when flattening the pork not to use the indented side of a meat mallet…
Pork in Plum Sauce
There are many varieties of plum and one type or another should be available from late July through to October. Monarch, a large, black cooking plum, in season from mid-September,…
Pork Fillet in Wine and Coriander
Coriander seeds quickly lose their mild, orangy flavour when ground, so try to buy whole seeds to crush yourself.
Pork Steaks with Peppers
A quick and easy dish with a piquant sauce that makes itself. Sweet peppers are grown under glass on a small scale in Britain and these are available from May…