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Favorite Product: PG Tips Tea

It started with an innocent impulse buy several years ago in a cheese shop in San Francisco. A square cardboard box with a lady in an orange sari on the cover and the intriguing promise of unique, tr...

Interweb Cookery: Rachel Allen's Beef, Ale and Tarragon Pie

As the days shorten, I find myself drawn to hearty, simple dishes such as Market Kitchen chef Rachel Allen's Beef and Ale Pie. She's made a fun video showing us how to pull it all together, but the r...

Ingredient Spotlight: Lyle's Golden Syrup

I first heard of Lyle's Golden Syrup, a British pantry staple, back in the 80's. I was reading John Thorne as well as Laurie Colwin, so I'm not sure which one introduced me but I've enjoyed keeping a...

Cooking with Leftovers: Bubble and Squeak

When I think of frugal cooking, my mind turns to the year I lived in England, where I discovered such uncomplicated yet satisfying meals as beans on toast and (vegetarian) cottage pie. Of all the trad...

Toad in a Hole and Birds in a Nest: What Are Your Favorite Food Names?

We had some British relatives visiting this past weekend, and one night (over burgers and pints, of course!) we got into a conversation about "silly" food names from both sides of the pond. Hear a few...

Favorite British Kitchen Words

Pudding, meaning dessert. Biscuit, meaning cookie. Clingfilm, meaning plastic wrap. I love the differences between British and English cooking (cookery!) words. It's always disappointing when Ame...

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