Recent posts highlighting the pleasures of the ploughman's lunch and the hotly-debated mayonnaise led to our intense craving for a British-style cheese and onion (and mayo) sandwich. To the uninitiated, this combination might sound odd or, at the very least, like a breath killer. Well, we can't promise you won't want to brush your teeth afterward, but we do urge you to give this humble yet satisfying sarnie a try. More

A friend gifted me a jar of Branston pickle when she returned from a recent trip to England, and I knew that I had to have a Ploughman's lunch. More

Ever since Faith posted about the London-based housewares store Labour and Wait, I've been craving a nice set of enamelware ladles. But even if I could blink away the cost of international postage (not to mention the exchange rate), it turns out that Labour and Wait doesn't ship outside of Great Britain. So I did a little digging and came up with some substitutes that are available on this side of the pond. More

We just got back from a quick trip to Birmingham and the surrounding British countryside. We haven't unpacked our lemon curd and curry pastes yet, but wanted to jump on here to share our favorite Kitchn-y find from this trip: the Massello solid oak "kitchen furniture" from Habitat ... More

Cool and crisp, with a citrusy, herbaceous tang, served over tinkling cubes of ice, Pimm’s Cup is the quintessential British summer drink. Although this tall refresher is most famously enjoyed by spectators at Wimbledon and at cricket matches and sailing regattas, it will be forever tied to gardening for me. More