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Recipes

Traditional Scottish Pure Butter Shortbread Cookies - Biscuits

Posted by BecR  

Scotland's favorite tea-time or Christmas Holiday cookie! The very best fresh dairy butter is a requirement in these cookies, for flavor. Make them into squares or "Petticoat Tails", or any shape you wish. Great for gift giving. Our... MORE»

Recipe #401185

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Bed and Breakfast Spiced Pumpkin Scones With Honey Butter

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Gorgeous spiced pumpkin scones with honey butter - what a treat for the tea-time table during autumn and winter. I have made these twice now and love the combination of the honey butter with the scones, although they are also delicious with plain... MORE»

Recipe #397407

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Tangy, Zesty Oil and Vinegar Potato Salad

Posted by College Girl  

The best potato salad you've never had. For when your craving that certain ZING from vinegar...I don't like regular potato salad. I don't like sweet relish, eggs, or miracle whip in my potato salad. The sharp onion with the vinegar balances the... MORE»

Recipe #392310

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Spiced Autumn Walnut and Golden Syrup Tart-Pie

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

This sticky and lightly spiced walnut tart is absolutely perfect for any autumn gathering, especially Thanksgiving, Halloween or Bonfire Night. It combines walnuts together with warm spices and a hint of orange, which are all bound together in a... MORE»

Recipe #391765

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Queen Victoria's Brown Windsor Soup

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

The very soup reputed to have built the British Empire and one that was oh-so-fashionable in Victorian and Edwardian times! This soup was served daily, until recently, in the dining cars of British Rail. This classic hearty soup was also very... MORE»

Recipe #391231

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London's Borough Market Chocolate Brownies

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Borough market brownie-maker Matt Jones shared his infamous dense chocolate brownie recipe on BBC Good Food, and I am posting it here for safe-keeping! For anyone who has tasted one of these brownies, the experience is sublime.......deep, intense... MORE»

Recipe #390814

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Terrific and Tasty Tidy Friday Pan Fry!

Posted by French Tart  

Another BRILLIANT idea from Nigel Slater and his new programme, "Simple Suppers". I love the idea of this, and can see all sorts of possibilities for what to "raid" from the fridge at the end of the week. I like his suggestions... MORE»

Recipe #389622

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Inspirational Goat's Cheese on Garlic Ciabatta Toast

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Toasted goat's cheese on toast that has been spread with garlic paste.......and then served on mixed salad leaves - brilliant! I am hooked on Nigel Slater's new programme, "Simple Suppers", where he prepares and cooks food just the way I... MORE»

Recipe #389599

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Fresh Figs With Stilton and Walnuts in a Honey Drizzle Dressing

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A new fig recipe for this year! Similar to my Fresh Fig and Feta Salad With Toasted Walnuts but with blue cheese and a honey drizzle dressing. I like to tuck a few fig leaves amongst the salad for colour........but please do wipe them first! Serve these figs with crusty bread,... MORE»

Recipe #389016

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Singin' Hinnies - Northumbrian Tea-Time Griddle Cakes/Scones

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Served warm and oozing with butter, these fabulous fruity griddlecakes make a great treat for breakfast or afternoon tea. I remember my grandmother making these when I was little; she lived in a very old stone cottage in Northumberland, and made... MORE»

Recipe #388389

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Potted Shrimps for a Traditional Yorkshire Shrimp Tea

Posted by French Tart  

Delicate pink shrimps nestled in spiced butter that are packed into earthenware pots, and sealed with golden clarified butter - quintessential British fare that is tinged with timeless elegance of an old-fashioned Seaside teatime treat! Although... MORE»

Recipe #388364

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Traditional Jersey Bean Crock: the Original Baked Beans

Posted by French Tart  

Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands.The island is usually the hottest place in the British Isles during the summer months, with the temperature averaging a few degrees higher than the mainland. As the island is neither part of the EU... MORE»

Recipe #388262

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Grandmother's Strawberry Jam

Posted by BecR  

Old fashioned strawberry goodness! This delicious jam with its rich, fruity Strawberry flavor is lovely served on warm buttered scones with Devon or Cornish cream for a traditional English Strawberry Cream Tea. An updated old family recipe. Enjoy! MORE»

Recipe #388115

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Maids of Honour - Traditional English Custard Cheesecake Tarts

Posted by BecR  

These old fashioned English tea tarts are somewhere between cheesecake and custard, and are similar to those served at the Maids of Honour tea rooms in Richmond, Surrey, England (the official recipe is a closely guarded secret) since the early... MORE»

Recipe #387152

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Honey-Roasted Pear Salad With Thyme and Verjus Dressing

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

An elegant and sophisticated salad that makes good use of verjus (verjuice) in the dressing. I use a local blue cheese, such as Roquefort in this salad; however, please do use a local blue cheese of your choice - any creamy or robust blue cheese... MORE»

Recipe #386007

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Old-Fashioned Baked Egg Custard Tart With Nutmeg

(3 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A taste of my childhood, my grandmother made the most amazing Egg Custard, as we used to call it! In the absence of lard, or if you are vegetarian, use a white vegetable cooking fat, but NOT margarine, as the white fat gives the pastry its... MORE»

Recipe #385917

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Lavender and Strawberry Fruit Cup from Wolds Way Lavender Farm

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A boozy lavender fruit cup made with vermouth, herbs and fresh strawberries! How good is that! This is another gem of a recipe that I discovered on a recipe card from Wolds Way Lavender Farm in North Yorkshire, England – which is just 10 minutes... MORE»

Recipe #384077

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Lavender, Lemon and Honey Tea from Wolds Way Lavender Farm

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A wonderful recipe that I discovered on a recipe card from Wold's Way Lavender Farm in North Yorkshire, England! This magical lavender farm is just down the road from my parent's house and is high on my "must visit" list when I go home... MORE»

Recipe #384075

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Peachy Fresh Fruit Salad With a Flourish of Angelica and Mint!

Posted by French Tart  

This was the first thing I was taught to make at secondary school in Domestic Science! We were all taught to make basic lemon syrup for the fruit salad, a great classic and a standard recipe that I have never forgotten! However, here I have... MORE»

Recipe #383182

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River Cottage Sorrel Pesto With Goat's Cheese

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

Tangy, freshly made pesto with sorrel leaves and goat's cheese. A WONDERFUL recipe from River Cottage and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and one that I use regularly! This pesto is stunning when added to gnocchi and all types of pasta, as well as... MORE»

Recipe #383095

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