sjfbiltonOct 24, 20232 min readBanana Gingerbread PuddingA lovely warming pudding that uses leftovers. Great for a cold day!
sjfbiltonMay 31, 20223 min readJubilee 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...
sjfbiltonOct 28, 20203 min readPumpkin & Onion TourteInspired by a recipe from Bartolomeo Scappi’s Opera (1577) Like many recipes of this period the original (which you can see below)...
sjfbiltonAug 11, 20193 min readThe 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...
sjfbiltonAug 31, 20171 min readSpiced Courgette MarmaladeThis recipe is based on one provided by Mrs Beeton for vegetable marrow jam. The only changes I have made to the original are the...
sjfbiltonAug 25, 20173 min readAll Courgettes Great and SmallIt’s been a while since I last grew courgettes (or zucchini as our American and Italian cousins like to call them). Despite being a...