Soup Archives - Fionn Downhill

Hearty Vegetable Soup

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 liters of organic vegetable stock 2 Ozs of butter Salt and pepper ½ teaspoon of turmeric to enhance the rich yellow color Method. Clean and prepare the vegetables. Melt the butter and sauté the vegetables in the butter until they are...

Downton Abbey Tea Party

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...

Great British Baking Show Signature Chocolate Cake

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...

Irish Style Shepherds Pie

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...

Decadent Chocolate Coconut Brownies

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...

Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin

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...

British Fish and Chips

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...

Strawberry Fresh Cream Napoleon

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,...

Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

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...

Thai Yellow Chicken Curry & fried Okra

Curry is my favorite food and I love to cook it at least once a week for my curry loving husband. The mixture of the spices and the meat is just divine. I developed this recipe many years ago when I...

Hot Cross Buns

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...

Chicken Parmigiana in 20 minutes

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...

Easy Delicious Lemon Cake

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...

When life gives you lemons!

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...

Lemon Curd

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...

Easy Brown Irish Soda Bread

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...