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  • Chocolate Macaron Recipe: Make the Perfect Macaron Every Time Created: Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
    Macarons have a reputation for being difficult to make. They aren't the easiest but with a few helpful tips and hints, you can make perfect Macarons every time.
  • Marmalade Created: Friday, March 28, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    No British breakfast table is ever complete without a jar of delicious marmalade. The preserve has an interesting history, some of it spurious some well documented.
  • Full Breakfast in Britain and Ireland Created: Thursday, April 17, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    Full English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh Breakfast
  • Christmas Gifts - Food Gifts Created: Thursday, November 13, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    Christmas Gifts - Food Gifts
  • Loch Fyne Scottish Breakfast Hamper Created: Thursday, November 13, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    Christmas Gifts - Food Gifts
  • Recipe for Mamalade Created: Friday, August 08, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    Photographs of favorite British recipes.
  • Images of Traditional British Recipes Created: Monday, July 28, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    A photo gallery of images of traditional British recipes and British food. British recipes have a long history and heritage as well as the face of modern British food also shown here.
  • How to Prepare the Perfect Cricket Tea Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
    Village cricket in Britain is a national institution and paramount to this custom is the preparation and eating of the cricket tea. Cricket tea is based on a traditional afternoon tea requiring san...
  • Scottish Porridge Oats Created: Thursday, March 06, 2008 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
    The healthy and nutritious Scottish breakfast dish of porridge. The use of oatmeal in this dish is one of the healthiest starts to the day. The type of oats used for porridge determine how hearty t...
  • How to Make Baked Egg Custard Tart Video Created: Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
    Baked Egg Custard tart is a classic British treat that's surprisingly easy to make. Learn how to make your own and make the perfect pairing for your afternoon tea.
  • Guinness Bread Recipe Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
    Guinness may be one of Ireland's most popular drinks, but it has many uses in cooking also, this Guinness bread recipe is a good example.
  • Irish Guinness Rarebit Recipe Created: Friday, February 18, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
    A quick, easy and very tasty Irish recipe though something more usually associated with Wales. This Irish Guinness Rarebit is a take on a Welsh Rarebit with a good splash of the 'black stuff' aka G...
  • Old Fashioned Ginger Biscuit Recipe Created: Friday, December 10, 2010 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
    Old fashioned, traditional ginger biscuits recipe also known as Ginger Nuts
  • Elderflower Cupcake Recipe Created: Thursday, May 16, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
    These little elderflower cakes are a delightful and delicate afternoon (or anytime) treat. The English antidote to the current craze for cupcakes weighed down under a mountain of buttercream!
  • Easy Elderflower Cordial Recipe Created: Monday, July 07, 2008 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
    Elderflower Cordial is so quick and easy to make, is refreshing and easy to drink on a hot summers day, and can be used in many different recipes.
  • Seasonal British Food: June Created: Thursday, May 02, 2013 Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013
    We are now into late spring, an exciting time in British and Irish food. It may not yet be full summer, but there is an array of wonderful foods to be had.
  • Boxing Day Food and Drink Created: Monday, December 17, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013
    With so much Christmas cooking Boxing day food needs to be much easier and more relaxed. Find out what if traditional Boxing Day food in Britain
  • Cool Summer Desserts - British Summer Puddings Created: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013
    British Recipes: Cool Summer Desserts - British Summer Puddings
  • Elderflower Pannacotta Recipe Created: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013
    Such a lovely simple dessert but packed with delicious flavours.
  • 5 Tips for Making Cornish Pasties Video Created: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
    Cornish pasty is a traditional British treat that's easy to make and tasty to eat. Learn the best tips to make your own!
  • Tips for Making Steamed Puddings Video Created: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
    British steamed puddings, such as Christmas pudding, are a delicious delicacy that take time and patience to make. Learn the best tips to make your pudding the talk of the party.
  • Scottish Recipes: Scottish Tablet Recipe Created: Friday, November 21, 2008 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
    Scottish Tablet Recipe is the fudge-like, very, very sweet candy from Scotland
  • How To Create a Romantic Dinner for Two - Create a Romantic Valentines Dinner Created: Sunday, January 04, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
    Creating a romantic dinner for 2, whether on Valentines day or any other time does not need to be daunting.
  • Rockliffe Hall, Darlington Created: Friday, September 03, 2010 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
    Hotel Review, Rockliffe Hall, Darlington
  • Leeds - Food and Drink in Leeds Created: Thursday, July 02, 2009 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
    Leeds - Food and Drink in Leeds
  • The Great British Sunday Lunch and Sunday Roast Recipes Created: Thursday, November 06, 2008 Updated: Thursday, May 02, 2013
    British Sunday lunch is also known as a Sunday Roast and is the very heart of British food and cooking. The time for families or friends to get together and share good food with these Sunday Lunch ...
  • How to Cook the Perfect Sunday Roast Created: Monday, February 25, 2013 Updated: Thursday, May 02, 2013
    The Sunday Roast is a British institution. Traditionally it will be a roast beef but other roasts (chicken, lamb and pork) work just as well, here are hints and tips to make them all perfect.
  • Easy, and Perfect Roast Potatoes Recipe Created: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    Crispy, crunchy perfect roast potatoes are so easy to achieve as you can see in this super-easy roast potato recipe.
  • Braised Mutton with Creamed Leeks and Mint Sauce Created: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    A classic way to prepare mutton, in this braised mutton recipe. The mutton is braised with leeks, served with creamed leeks and mint sauce. A great Welsh recipe and perfect St David's Day recipe
  • Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe Created: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    For perfectly cooked roast leg of lamb, one of the best ways to cook it is with this Lamb in a Blanket Recipe.
  • Herb Mayonnaise Recipe Created: Friday, February 11, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    This herby and tangy mayonnaise is a great accompaniment to many dishes but works especially well with fish dishes, fishcakes or as a condiment for a sandwich. Very quick and easy to make.
  • May Day in Britain Created: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
    There are no special foods to celebrate May Day in the UYK or Ireland, but we do celebrate in other ways.

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