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Glayva Orange Pudding

Eliza — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:09:11 +0000

In the cold months of winter or when I am in need of good old British comfort food when I am feeling a little low there is nothing more wonderful than a sponge pudding. One of my personal favorites is Glayva Orange Pudding, a creation of my mothers who runs Puddy Blog. 3½ oz unrefined [...]

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Sticky Toffee Pudding

Eliza — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:09:53 +0000

There are some occasions, most especially during cold winters, when only a good line-your-ribs style pudding will do. This one, I admit, is a little bit of a cheats version – the sauce being little more than dulce de leche warmed through. Not traditional, but really wonderful just the same (its also baked) Pudding 175 [...]

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Potato Pastry Topped Fish Pie

Eliza — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:09:10 +0000

There is a certain point in winter when I start to crave pies – and fish pie is a real favourite of mine. When I was a child these pies generally were topped with fluffy mashed potato and decorated with grated cheese, toasted breadcrumbs (for a lovely crunch and golden colour) and slices of beef [...]

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Meatball & Potato Pie

Eliza — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:42:46 +0000

I have to say that the vast majority of food programmes of late seem to do little else but rehash the same recipes over and over again with very few changes. Whilst there is a lot of be said for keeping some of our traditional recipes “as is”, there is also a need to create [...]

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Spicy Tomato Cottage Pie

Eliza — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:25:01 +0000

Living abroad sometimes I feel the need for some home comforts – such as a nice simple cottage or shepherds pie. But I like to spice things up now and again, and being me, cannot resist putting my own slant on things. This spicy tomato cottage pie arose out of one of those “experiments” and [...]

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Traditional Yorkshire Pudding

Eliza — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:42:15 +0000

When my mother was young the joint of meat was not cooked in a roasting tin, but placed directly onto the oven runner with a roasting tray underneath so that the juices could drop into the tin. The Yorkshire pudding was poured into this dish just before the rest of the meal was ready and [...]

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Bringing home the bacon

Eliza — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:26:07 +0000

Watch this video with TV host Anton Du Beke to learn all about bacon from cuts to cooking and get some delicious recipes. It’s hard to imagine the Traditional breakfast without bacon; whether it’s part of a full English, or piled between two slices of bread for a butty, it is undeniably delicious. However bacon [...]

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Yorkshire Teacakes

Eliza — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:16:32 +0000

Yorkshire Teacakes. I remember these from when I was young. They would always be available, stored in a large wooden breadbin. I´d have one on a morning with a cup of tea (Yorkshire of course), it would be spread thickly with butter and my Mum would always joke if I´d like a bit of teacake [...]

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Tropical Fruit Christmas Cake

Eliza — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:52:37 +0000

A few years ago my mother and I were trying to think of a twist on the traditional christmas cake – during the process this is something we played with – using dried tropical fruits finely chopped in place of some of the more traditional fruits. It was a moderate success. This year we tried [...]

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Winter warming lamb stew

Eliza — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:18:25 +0000

Feeling the cold this winter? Are you like thousands of Brits and completely snowed in? If so, then this is most certainly a recipe for you! I love a lamb hotpot when the winters start to really set in. Of course my family have always traditionally served this with Yorkshire Pudding, but these days I [...]

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