A recipe from Cooking with the Two Fat LadiesSCONESMakes about 12Fresh scones, still warm from the oven, are part and parcel of the delicious teas of our childhoods. No one seems to make them nowadays; instead, they buy terrible things in supermarkets tasting of soda and studded with soggy fruits. Scones take but a moment, so do try them.1 2/3 …
‘I am going to cook you the best meal you have ever tasted in your life…’ Harry Palmer to Sue Lloyd in ‘The Ipcress Files’’Len was a great cook, a smashing cook. I learned a lot about food from playing Harry Palmer’ Michael CaineIf you look carefully at Harry Palmer’s kitchen in the classic film ‘The Ipcress Files’ …
The year 2018 will mark the three hundredth anniversary of the first winter spent at Casco Bay in Maine by some of the earliest members of the final wave of the English Diaspora to America: that of the Ulster and Border Scots/English people from Northern Britain. The 1718 project is a program that is devoted to …
Very Fond of Food: A Year in Recipes (From Season to Season)
A stylish and charming cookbook from a rising food star that interweaves personal anecdotes about food and the good life with 100 simple and appealing seasonal recipes. Bestselling author Sophie Dahl offers up 100 wholesome recipes for health-minded home cooks who yearn for a bit of indulgence in her gorgeous second cookbook. Favoring natural sweeteners, minimal meat, and abundant …
Jane Austen wrote her novels in the midst of a large and sociable family. Brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, friends and acquaintances were always coming and going, which offered numerous occasions for convivial eating and drinking. One of Jane’s dearest friends, Martha Lloyd, lived with the family for many years and recorded in her “Household Book” over …
All the King’s Cooks: The Tudor Kitchens of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace
Highlighting the world’s first professional kitchen, this volume showcases the massive galleys at Hampton Court Palace. Illustrating how kitchens originally built to supply the entire household of King Henry VIII were run, this guide dispells many of the misconceptions about the table manners, quality of cooking, and serving of meals in Tudor England. Authentic recipesadapted for modern kitchensfrom …
‘Every day I try to make each dish as good as it can be: my personal best ever. I like getting the balance of taste and texture just right, using familiar ingredients and creating big, intense flavours. Now, I hope you’ll use my recipes to make some best ever dishes of your own.’ Tom KerridgeAs the most down-to-earth …
Shannon Bennett’s London: A Personal Guide to the City’s Best
A guided tour of the best restaurants and hotels of London from one of Australia’s most highly acclaimed chefsFrom Michelin-starred restaurants to local bistros and from luxury hotels to dining rooms with a view, let a world-class chef navigate you through the plethora of culinary experiences that London now has to offer. Shannon Bennett and Scott Murray speak …
While many of the Scottish-American achievements that have contributed so much to our culture have been well documented, no book has chronicled the creative and nutritious Scottish cookery that evolved in the United States and Canada. Examples like Macintosh apples, Campbell Soup, graham crackers, and Angus beef illuminate the many culinary contributions of Scottish-Americans of which most are …
Simple recipes for cakes, biscuits, pies, puddings, and desserts that celebrate Britain’s glorious baking heritage, from Great British Bake Off favorite, Mary-Anne Boermans Food writer and baker extraordinaire Mary-Anne Boermans has delved into the UK’s fine baking history to rediscover the long-forgotten recipes of our past. These are recipes that fill a cook with confidence, …