Crab & Cannellini Bean Crostini with Nasturtium and Calendula
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...
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sjfbilton
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Victory In The Kitchen by Annie Gray
What is the essence of the book? Victory In The Kitchen charts the life of Georgina Landemare (1882-1978) who spent much of her life...
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sjfbilton
Aug 11, 20203 min read
The Red Currant Conundrum
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...
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sjfbilton
Nov 2, 20194 min read
Golden Pumpkin Cake
‘Sturdy’ is not a terribly complimentary adjective when applied to a person’s figure or a cake. It implies something quite solid. But...
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sjfbilton
Aug 12, 20194 min read
Poulet Reine Elizabeth
Society florist and latterly kitchen doyenne Constance Spry made no apologies for including French terms and titles in The Constance Spry...
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sjfbilton
Aug 11, 20193 min read
The Art of Making a Sandwich
‘Fortunes are made in the City of London out of sandwiches, yet to the average household a sandwich is merely two slices of bread and...
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sjfbilton
Dec 15, 20182 min read
Old Fashioned Treacle Tart with Coconut & Lime
Treacle is a bit of a Marmite confection. Made from the syrup that remains after sugar is refined it has a slightly bitter flavour and...
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