Sam Bilton

A lovely warming pudding that uses leftovers. Great for a cold day!

This parkin ice cream was one of the contribution to the virtual pot luck supper discussed at the end of my first Comfortably Hungry podcast

Here's a sneak preview of one of the recipes in my next book, Fool's Gold: A History of British Saffron. Once you've tasted these...

It’s been a busy few weeks. The final edits are being made to my next book Fool’s Gold: The History of British Saffron (out in July...

The blog has been taking a back seat this year. I’ve been busy promoting First Catch Your Gingerbread and immersing myself in the middle...

Golden syrup is used to make modern brandy snaps but the original brandy snaps sold at fairs were made from treacle. They were a...

White Bait,—‘This is a fish which belongs especially to London; although it is obtainable in other rivers in Great Britain and the...

Over a period of nine months from August 1850 the residents of Kensington witnessed a colossal glass building being erected in Hyde Park....

Losing or misplacing stuff is a daily occurrence in my house. For me it’s usually a particular kitchen utensil. For my husband, it’s...

We all know that Seville oranges make fabulous marmalade but how about using them in a tart? This dessert takes its inspiration from the...

According to Elisabeth Luard in her European Festival Cooking, lentils are traditionally eaten at midnight on New Years Eve or on New...

If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen ‘Gingey’ (the gingerbread man featured on the cover of my book) on the run at various...

Gingerbread is synonymous with Christmas. From houses and lattes to lebkuchen and gingerbread Santas there is likely to be some sort of...

Inspired by a recipe from Bartolomeo Scappi’s Opera (1577) Like many recipes of this period the original (which you can see below)...

As a child I was mildly fascinated with flowers. Well, OK, I was totally obsessed. Whether it was nodding bluebells in the woods or the...

We had another bumper crop of red currants this year but what are you to do with them? Jelly is all well and good but I still have some...

We don’t tend to think of pairing spices with strawberries but these sweet red fruits take to the warmth of spices surprisingly well....

Celery is generally a much overlooked vegetable. In recent times celery enjoyed a brief dalliance in the spotlight as a health food,...

As Stir Up Sunday approaches (this year it falls on 24th November) I thought I would share Great Aunt Eliza’s recipe for plum pudding...

‘Sturdy’ is not a terribly complimentary adjective when applied to a person’s figure or a cake. It implies something quite solid. But...