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sjfbilton
Oct 24, 20232 min read
Banana Gingerbread Pudding
A lovely warming pudding that uses leftovers. Great for a cold day!
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sjfbilton
May 31, 20223 min read
Jubilee Madness?
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...
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sjfbilton
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Pumpkin & Onion Tourte
Inspired by a recipe from Bartolomeo Scappi’s Opera (1577) Like many recipes of this period the original (which you can see below)...
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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
Aug 31, 20171 min read
Spiced Courgette Marmalade
This recipe is based on one provided by Mrs Beeton for vegetable marrow jam. The only changes I have made to the original are the...
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sjfbilton
Aug 25, 20173 min read
All Courgettes Great and Small
It’s been a while since I last grew courgettes (or zucchini as our American and Italian cousins like to call them). Despite being a...
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