Food & Travel: Where every bite tells a story!
Food & Travel: Where every bite tells a story!
Irish Tea Brack Growing up in Ireland one of my many favorite foods was fruit cake. At Halloween we had a fruit cake called barm brack with a ring in. The ring was meant to tell the finder that they...
Scotch Eggs are one of those classic English picnic and buffet staples—savory, satisfying, and just plain delicious any time of year. When I moved to the U.S., I quickly realized I wasn’t going...
Mini Sugar Free Apple Tarts In England and Ireland apples are as popular in Fall as pumpkin spice. Apples play a big role at Halloween. Bobbing for apples was our #1 sport on...
“Boxty on the griddle, boxty on the pan if you don’t eat Irish Boxty you will never be a man” (Or so the rhyme went when I was a child) Irish Boxty is a simple and delicious potato pancake...
Scones are one of my all-time favorite treats to bake. I adore traditional fruit scones, and I love making special holiday versions too. Some of my seasonal scones are such big hits that I get...
Now that we have covered the basics, here is how to do your own Downton Abbey Tea Party. Dine like the Dowager with elegance and style. When I watched Downtown Abbey I had serious tea set...
I was recently asked to bake a chocolate cake for our friends birthday. I got the idea to make the GBBS signature choclate cake. I used a vanilla sponge as I did not want to overlaod on the...
Have you ever wondered how to make an authentic Shepherd’s pie? Now is your chance to delight your family with this heartwarming comfort food. The secret is in the sauces. You...
Recipe Makes about 8 scones 40grams of spreadable butter (1.4 ozs) 8 Ozs self-rising flour (225g) 2 tablespoons of granulated sugar Pinch of salt 110 ml of milk (1/2 Cup) A little lemon juice...
Recipe 4 carrots 2 parsnips 2 medium yellow turnip (ruttabago) Bok Choi 1 head 4 sticks Celery 2 yellow Squash or any squash Red and Green pepper 2 courgettes 1 large sliced onion 4 potatoes 3...
These are a rich desert. If you love chocolate and coconut you will be in heaven. They are extraordinarily rich so even the most ardent chocolate lovers won’t be able to eat more than...
Pork tenderloin is often forgotten as a roast, but it is delicious. This recipe combines herbs and tender pork loin to make a tasty entree. I buy my tenderloins at Costco great...
It can be difficult to find authentic and tasty fish and chips outside the UK so why not make your own with this simple recipe. This is a delicious staple on the UK food culture. No trip to...
This delicious recipe is a variation on the Napoleon Slice or as they call it n France Mille-feuille which means a thousand layers in English. If you make it with three layers of puff pastry,...
I always serve these with a roast or as an accompaniment to several meat dishes. They are so tasty and every time I serve them, I am asked for the recipe. I make things up as I go along so here is...
Hot Cross Buns are very popular in Britain at Easter. They are eaten at the end of lent on Good Friday. You can read the history of Hot Cross Buns here. They are widely available in the stores in...
I know we have extra time on our hands with this lock down but conference calls, kids schooling, home working and keeping up with 25 group chats on Whats App is still time consuming. Even if you do...
Before I came to the United States I had never heard of a "Box cake" It was 23 years ago so there may be such items in the UK and Ireland now. In this age of Corona-virus flour is almost impossible...
Its citrus season in Arizona and this this we have had a bumper crop. There are still lemons on our tree despite the baskets I have already picked. Our lemons are big and juicy and since many people...
My absolute favorite. I love lemon curd and the lemon curd you make from fresh lemons is just delicious. I make the following recipe X4 and it makes 3.5 lbs of curd. Curd will last about 1 week in...
This recipe is one I have been using ever since my sister shared it with me years ago. I had made a few loafs of soda bread which would have killed you outright if they were used as a...
