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Big Pork Pie - Stand Pie
18 December 2020
This big pork pie is made for sharing. It appears at Christmastime in Yorkshire, although I dare...
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Easy Christmas Pudding
11 December 2020
The traditional Christmas pudding is a heavy, dense thing, and trying to eat a portion just after a...
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Brandy Sauce
11 December 2020
Try this deliciously simple sauce with your Christmas pudding - it's easier than custard (I...
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Christmas Mincemeat
27 November 2020
One of the great traditional foods of a British Christmas is mince pies. You might think this...
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Cowboy Pie
20 November 2020
I was told this is a popular school dinners dish, but it must be a new-fangled one (like, in the...
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Dry-Cured Back Bacon
13 November 2020
Making your own dry-cured back bacon is much easier than you probably think. And it's...
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Herb-coated Rack of Lamb
06 November 2020
Rack of lamb is a bit of a showstopper dish, one to save for special occasions. It's very...
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Leek and Potato Gratin
06 November 2020
This delicious potato and leek gratin is perfect either as a vegetarian main course or as a side...
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Rouladen | German Beef Rolls
30 October 2020
These traditional beef rolls are quite easy to make and very tasty. Thin slices of beef are wrapped...
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Makaronilaatikko | Finnish Pasta Casserole
23 October 2020
Makaronilaatikko is probably the most popular meal in Finland. It features macaroni, minced meat...
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Corned Beef Hash
16 October 2020
Corned beef hash is pure comfort food. It's easy to make, sometimes using leftovers, and...
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Minced Beef and Onion Pie
09 October 2020
Minced beef and onion is one of the classic savoury pies. It's fantastic hot or cold, and it...
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Easy Lamb Bhuna
02 October 2020
The Curry Guy, Dan Toombs, recently sent me his latest book, Bible. Dan is well-known for...
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Base Curry Sauce
02 October 2020
This is one of the base curry recipes used by Dan Toombs, The Curry Guy. If you cook lots of...
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Potatoes Parmentier
25 September 2020
It's hard to believe, but until the 18th century, potatoes were thought to be unfit for human...
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Cumberland Sausage
18 September 2020
Cumberland sausage must be one of the UK's most popular types of sausage. Traditionally made in...
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Jamaican Ginger Cake
11 September 2020
McVities make the 'definitive' version of this cake in the UK. It was a weekly treat when I...
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Chicken Maryland
04 September 2020
This is one of those dishes that was wildly popular in the 60s and 70s, but is rarely seen now. In...
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Rissoles
28 August 2020
I remember Birdseye rissoles from when I was a kid. I've always though they should be made with...
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Tortilla de Patatas - Spanish Potato Omelette
21 August 2020
Tortilla de Patatas is an absolute staple of every café in Spain. Made from eggs, potato and...
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Steak Diane
14 August 2020
This steak - actually the sauce for it - is possibly named after Diane, the Roman goddess of...
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Waldorf Salad
07 August 2020
This salad was invented in 1893 by the Maitre D' at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. And...
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Beef Wellington - Cheap Sous Vide Method
31 July 2020
Beef Wellington is a favourite celebration dish. If it's made well, it's bound to impress,...
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Beef Bourguignon | Boeuf Bourguignonne
24 July 2020
Beef bourguignon is a bit of a retro classic. It was hugely popular in the 70s, but has since...
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Prawn Cocktail
17 July 2020
Prawn cocktail (or shrimp cocktail) is something the Boomers will remember fondly, while wondering...
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Steak & Kidney Pudding
10 July 2020
Steak and kidney puddings seem to have fallen out of favour in recent years, but you really should...
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Tater Tot™ Casserole
03 July 2020
Foodie snobs (like me) might not regard this as proper cooking, but when it's the middle of the...
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Proper Steak and Ale Pie
26 June 2020
There's nothing to beat a proper British steak and ale pie - tender meat, rich gravy, all...
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Tzatziki
19 June 2020
Tzatziki is one of those Greek things that always seems to find its way onto the table along with...
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Pitta Bread
19 June 2020
Have you ever bought pitta bread from a supermarket and wondered if the creators have even ...
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Balmoral Chicken
12 June 2020
This wonderful dish is similar to chicken cordon bleu or chicken Kiev, but in my version I...
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Pierogi Ruskie
05 June 2020
Pierogi are associated with Poland, but they are quite common in East Europe and Slavic countries,...
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No-Yeast Pizza Dough
22 May 2020
If you find yourself wanting to make pizza but don't have any yeast or the time to wait for it...
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Salmon en Croute
15 May 2020
Salmon en Croute (from the French 'en croute' meaning in - pastry - crust) has been around...
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Wisconsin Butter Burger
08 May 2020
In 1936 Solly's Café (now Grille) made Milwaukee famous by inventing the butter...
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IKEA Meatballs with Cream Sauce
01 May 2020
Bit of an odd recipe this - it's more or less identical to one IKEA published in April 2020,...
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Maltloaf
24 April 2020
This unusual treat is associated in my mind with the popular commercial version, Soreen. Their...
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Crispy Sesame Chicken Thighs
17 April 2020
I don't know if this is a common dish in British Chinese takeaways, but I've certainly had...
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Meatloaf
10 April 2020
Like apple pie and hamburgers, meatloaf is almost a synonym for American cooking. It usually has a...
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Simnel Cake
08 April 2020
Variations of this cake have been around for centuries, but it is a bit scarce these days. A simnel...
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Panackelty
03 April 2020
I was born in County Durham and spent the first five years of my life there. My mother spent...
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Bedfordshire Clanger
27 March 2020
This traditional pastry from Bedfordshire has a few things in common with the Cornish pasty - it...
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Stuffed Crust Minced Beef Pasty
20 March 2020
I bought a Cornish pasty a few weeks ago, and as I was munching my way through the inch-thick,...
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Oxtail Soup
06 March 2020
Oxtail soup is an intensely meaty, fairly smooth soup. Served with some crunchy bread, it's a...
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Jaffa Cakes
28 February 2020
In 1929, McVitie and Price introduced the Jaffa cake. While it is technically a cake (the base is...
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Roast Pork Belly with Fennel Seeds
21 February 2020
Pork belly is a reasonably priced cut of meat, but it does need a long, slow roast to bring out the...
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Chicken & Vegetable Pie
14 February 2020
I started making this because the recipe I'd been recommended called it a 'pot' pie,...
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Newfoundland Jiggs Dinner
07 February 2020
A true Jigg's Dinner is just boiled beef and cabbage, maybe with boiled potatoes and gravy. But...
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Vegetarian Steak Slice
24 January 2020
Recently there's been a surge in supermarkets and fast food chains offerings of 'vegan'...
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Vegan Pulled Jackfruit Sandwich
17 January 2020
Jackfruit is a very large fruit, similar to durian, that grows in south-east Asia. It was largely...
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Lancashire Butter Pie
03 January 2020
These pies have been made in Lancashire (especially Preston/Chorley/Wigan) for centuries as a...
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