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Fresh Peaches in Sauternes Soak With Angelica and Lavender

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

This is a wonderful, light summery dessert, which never fails to please my guests, as well as my family and friends! Fresh peaches are soaked in sweet Sauternes with angelica leaves and lavender flowers tucked amongst them. Angelica is an... MORE»

Recipe #382163

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Lemon Lavender Posset

Posted by BecR  

Wonderful dinner party dessert — so easy! You may also wish to add fresh seasonal fruits such as raspberries or strawberries, dusted with confectioner's sugar. Preparation time includes a four hour chill time. Adapted from an 'A la Carte with Lee... MORE»

Recipe #382093

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Mixed Herb Salad With Borage : La Salade De Plusieurs Herbes

Posted by French Tart  

A delightful old French salad recipe, which uses fresh aromatic herbs with fresh lettuce leaves and a simple dressing. Serve this with poached salmon or cold chicken for an elegant dinner party dish. Adapted from a 16th century French translation... MORE»

Recipe #381683

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Bergamot Fresh Fruit Salad With Scented Pelargonium Leaves

Posted by French Tart  

This fruit salad is amazing, and all the more for the addition of bergamot leaves and flowers! The fragrant leaves of this versatile herb delicately flavour the syrup whilst the gorgeous shaggy red flowers and scented pelargonium leaves decorate... MORE»

Recipe #381682

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Lemon Curd

Posted by Corvina  

On scones of course, but also "eat-it-with-a-spoon" good. Try it as a cake filling, or topping fruit quickbreads or English muffins. MORE»

Recipe #381410

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Fresh Fig and Ginger Chutney from the Auberge

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

When my two fig trees are in season, I struggle to cope with the amount of fruit they produce..........a rather nice problem I have to admit! We eat figs fresh with nearly every meal; I make jams, conserves and also bottle the fruit in liquor.... MORE»

Recipe #381309

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Chicken Salad in a Creamy Chive and Lovage Dressing

Posted by French Tart  

I love my lovage! Moreover, this is a delectable way to use up cold cooked chicken with this wonderful old-fashioned herb! This salad would be perfect for a light luncheon dish or an elegant dinner party starter. I have also made this to take on... MORE»

Recipe #381286

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British Fig Rolls - Almost Better Than Shop Bought!

(4 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

This is a recipe I found many years ago for authentic Fig Rolls, and they are almost better than the shop bought variety, much though I love the commercial ones! Try to roll out the pastry as thinly as possible, other than that, this recipe is a... MORE»

Recipe #381104

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Old-Fashioned English Summer Berry Jelly and Ice Cream!

Posted by French Tart  

Little wibbly-wobbly ruby red jellies with mixed summer berries, so cooling and great with ice cream. There is nothing I love more than taking a basket to the end of my garden to pick an assortment of ripe summer berries when they are in season!... MORE»

Recipe #380500

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Chilled Summer Lettuce, Lovage and Garden Pea Soup

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A delightful and refreshing chilled soup for summer - this savoury soup takes its flavour from freshly chopped lovage leaves, which impart a savoury, lemony and celery-like taste. I like to serve this pale green soup in clear glass bowls for... MORE»

Recipe #379954

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Lemon Verbena Ice Cream from a French Country Herb Garden

(1 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

I grow many old fashioned and unusual herbs in my garden in France, and although many people know Lemon Balm, Lemon Verbena is not so well known, which is such a shame! For me the flavour is MUCH more lemony and intense than Lemon Balm - think... MORE»

Recipe #379780

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Rose Cottage Fragrant Old English Rose Liqueur Syrup

Posted by French Tart  

This is my mum's recipe for rose syrup - and the name of their cottage in England! Try to use old English shrub roses, as they are highly fragranced and impart a delicate flavour to the syrup. The correct word for this recipe would be a Shrub or a... MORE»

Recipe #379765

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Lemon Verbena Syllabub for Lazy Summer Days or Dinner Parties!

Posted by French Tart  

Just the job when it is hot and humid, a simple and elegant dessert to finish off a special summer dinner party outside and under the stars! This is also a wonderful accompaniment for fresh summer berries or gently poached fruits. Try to make sure... MORE»

Recipe #379754

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Raspberry Syllabub (Drink)

Posted by kellychris  

From "The Pheasant Inn" in Cumberland. A traditional English dessert. They are usually made a few hours in advance to let the liquid and cream seperate. MORE»

Recipe #378181

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Sacré Bœuf! Sirloin Steak Topped With Mustard Herb Butter

(4 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

A delicious and lucky discovery, I found this recipe in a Maille (pronounced "My" ) French Mustard leaflet.This recipe has been slightly adapted to suit our own personal tastes.It's very easy to prepare and is a winning French classic;... MORE»

Recipe #372169

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Breadmaker Hot Cross Buns

(1 reviews) Posted by Lostfairy  

The wonderful thing about breadmakers is they cut all the tedious bits out of making an enriched dough, but all homemade hot cross buns are in a different league from anything you can buy. MORE»

Recipe #365544

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Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother's Day

(2 reviews) Posted by French Tart  

One of my recent cake inventions - a standard Victoria Sandwich Sponge with a few delicious additions! Fresh oranges and lemons, lemon curd, crystallised violets and mascarpone cheese make this basic sponge cake moist and special enough for the... MORE»

Recipe #362106

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Fylettes in Galyntyne (Pork and Sauce)

Posted by Wylder  

This recipe was served by Kristen Sullivan at the Marche of the Unicorn's Newcomer's Feast in the fall of 2006. The use of cinnamon, ginger, and cloves as spicing for meat dishes was very common in medieval England, making this dish a perfect... MORE»

Recipe #361642

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Ember Day Tarts

Posted by Wylder  

This is such a simple dish and so suited to the modern palate that just about everybody and their cousin has their own version. MORE»

Recipe #361634

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Mawmeny (Chicken Stew)

Posted by Wylder  

This dish looks very similar to any number of Indian recipes, small chunks of meat in a reddish-brown gravy. The fact that I tried it served over rice most likely added to this mental association. At a proper medieval dinner though, this would... MORE»

Recipe #361570

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