YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRL OUT OF ENGLAND, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE ENGLAND OUT OF THE GIRL!
These gooey morsels will bring warmth to your palate with their mélange of spices and chocolate. They are almost brownie-like in texture and a perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee. I love them any time of the year but especially in the fall and winter months. Behind the […]
Clotted cream is one of the thickest, richest and tastiest creams on the planet. Its rich flavour is due to a higher butterfat content than regular cream. With origins in Devon, England, clotted cream ranges in thickness and richness but the flavour is unmistakable. If you have not tried it, it is a […]
For someone whose go-to is now dark chocolate, I still have a sweet spot for Cadbury milk chocolate. Not just any Cadbury milk chocolate bar from anywhere, but it MUST be from the U.K. Sorry, U.S.A, Canada and other places, your Cadbury chocolate is NOT the same. Why is that? If you look […]
There are two British biscuits which I adore – Custard Creams and Jammie Dodgers. In my version, the two biscuits met and became Custard Dodgers. The biscuit is very delicate and the filling of custard cream and jam creates a wonderful sweet and tart encounter. I keep the sugar in […]
“Exceedingly good cakes“ You might be wondering who exactly Mr Kipling is. Well, Mr Kipling is not a real person but a brand of cakes, pies and baked goods that are widely marketed and loved in the U.K. Introduced in the mid-sixties, the Mr Kipling brand wanted to bring to the supermarkets […]
These were a childhood favourite. My mum used to buy McVitie’s chocolate digestive biscuits and I swear, if I had been allowed, I could have demolished a whole packet in one sitting. They are very “moreish”, as my people would say! I keep the sugar in this recipe to a […]