Curry Shortbread
I had never considered adding curry to cookies, but it’s a delicious combination. The curry powder gives these shortbread cookies a warm, golden color and intriguing, almost savory flavor. So even though these cookies make a great dessert, they are just as good at home with a glass of champagne or a cocktail. Ingredients: 1…
Read MoreMy Mum’s Prized Butter Tarts
This recipe was on our old web-site and we’ve had lots of requests for it to be reposted on the new site. It was one of my Mum’s best recipes and she always made the tarts at Christmas time or when I went back to England to visit. They were a special treat. (Butter tarts are…
Read MoreApple-Green Tea Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 heaped teaspoons green tea 2-1/2 cups water ½ cup ice Hard cider Vodka Apple slices for garnish Blue sugar for garnish Heat 1 cup of the water until nearly boiling. Add the tea and let steep for five minutes. Strain the tea over the remaining 1-1/2 cups of water and add ½…
Read MoreEarl Grey Chocolate Truffles
Looking for the perfect gift for a friend or family member? Earl Grey Chocolate Truffles are so easy to make and delectable to eat. INGREDIENTS 2/3 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces and softened 2 heaped teaspoons loose Earl Grey tea leaves 6 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped…
Read MorePumpkin Scones
This month’s recipe is for pumpkin scones with a caramel drizzle. This scone is a good spicy, sweet treat in the morning with a hearty breakfast tea or as an after-dinner dessert. Many people think of pumpkins as little more than a Halloween decoration or a Thanksgiving pie filling. It’s time to rethink this plump,…
Read MoreHow To Make Scotch Eggs
Fortnum & Masons, the famous London department store, claims to have invented Scotch eggs. In the 1730s, Fortnum’s had to create foods to suit its wealthy customers, whose far-flung country estates could only be reached by long-distance coach rides. Portable snacks were in demand, so Fortnum’s came up with a number of ideas, including wrapping…
Read MoreMillionaire’s Shortbread From Hunny Bee Vintage
Judging from the rave reviews of the customers of Hunny Bee Vintage in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, this has to be their favorite dessert. Former policeman from Glasgow, Scotland, and now baker extraordinaire, Alan Condie was very kind enough to share his recipe with us. (The clue to the richness of this recipe is in the name.) https://www.facebook.com/HunnyBeeVintageLowestoft/…
Read MoreYorkshire Teacakes
In spite of the name, the Yorkshire teacake is also found in Lancashire where it is equally popular. Teacakes are not “cakes.” They are fruited and lightly spiced sweet yeast buns. Cut them in half through the middle and pop them under a broiler, only toast on the cut side . . . and then…
Read MoreTea-Marbled Eggs
Cháyèdán or tea marbled eggs are Chinese fast food. Enjoyed for centuries, tea eggs are great hot or cold, savored on a plate or eaten on the run. The eggs are a cheap snack sold all around China and Taiwan and can be found around the clock at street stalls and convenience stores. They are…
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