Tag Archives: English

The British Are Coming!

Posted on November 5, 2018 by cookinginsens

I’ve often been impressed and surprised by the excellent recipes from the BBC’s food section. Forgetting that the days of dull, unimaginative English cuisine are long gone and chefs like Jamie Oliver are showing Americans a thing or two. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged cooking, English, food, food photography, prunes, rabbit, recipe, stew | 11 Comments

Monkey 47 – Gin and Sin

Posted on January 13, 2018 by cookinginsens

Monkey 47 gin comes from the Black Forest in Germany. This gin was created by a retired British commander who settled in Germany’s Northern Black Forest. Missing his favorite alcohol, he experimented and distilled a gin made from 47 different … Continue reading →

Posted in English, Food and Wine | Tagged beverage, cocktail, English, gin, monkey 47 | 4 Comments

Cullen Skink Chez Moi

Posted on December 15, 2013 by cookinginsens

The last 3 weeks have been horrendous and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight. I won’t/can’t tell you about it but my lovely husband has brought me home to Sens and will be joining me in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Soup | Tagged cooking, cullen skink, easy, English, food, food photography, haddock, mussels, recipes, salmon, soup | 51 Comments

Jamie’s Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas

Posted on February 19, 2012 by cookinginsens

This morning Daisy at Cool Cook Style http://coolcookstyle.com/ informed me that my blog had been featured at What’s Cook In http://www.whatscook.in/articles/what-weve-been-reading-3091/. Mah-velous! Thank you Daisy. Thank you What’s Cook In! Okay, one more Jamie from the budget issue. Only 1 pound 19 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, fish, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes | Tagged chips, cooking, English, Fish, food, Jamie Oliver, mushy peas, recipes | 27 Comments

Duck Breast with Sweet Potato Hash Browns

Posted on February 14, 2012 by cookinginsens

This was really supposed to be duck breast with a sweet potato rosti, or so the people at BBC said http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/roastduckwithsweetpo_84214. I have to say, it tasted very good but I think they should have included eggs or something else besides corn starch … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, English, Food and Wine, Main dishes, Recipes, Salad | Tagged cooking, duck, English, food, salad, sweet potatoes | 13 Comments

English Toffee

Posted on February 12, 2012 by cookinginsens

I’m not a big sweets eater. I think it was childhood overload. My parents always had a lot of parties, and when the guests arrived they would always bring cookies, Hostess cupcakes, Twinkies, candies and soft drinks for us. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking, Dessert, English, Food and Wine, Recipes | Tagged candy, cooking, dessert, English, food, recipes, toffee | 18 Comments

Lancashire Hot Pot

Posted on October 24, 2011 by cookinginsens

Frugal http://frugalfeeding.wordpress.com/ gave me the idea for this post, a lamb and potato casserole. The recipe uses both lamb neck and kidneys. It drives me insane when I burn things. It doesn’t look nice nor appetizing. This happened because instead of hanging … Continue reading →