News from Readers' Recipes
Senior Onion's Cold and Flu Remedy!
In the late 1940´s, Senior Onion, as we used to call him, would travel miles to our local market to sell his onions. He swore that the only sure way of keeping colds and flu at bay was a healthy serving of his famous French Onion Soup on a dail... Read more
The magic cookbook
Reader Jacquie says: "I thought I would take a photo of 'mum's magic cookbook's to show you all what she left me. It's pretty dog-eared and frayed at the edges by now and of course the ink is fading fast - not to mention the stains left over fro... Read more
Wake up and smell the bacon
Ellie is a very active lady. When not working she spends her time acting, singing or helping out at her local drama group.When Ellie was pregnant with her daughter she saw Linda McCartney talking about how eating meat was like chewing the inside of y... Read more
Butterfly mind
Misty was brought up in Yorkshire but has lived in Spain for nearly 40 years. Here she shares with us one of her mother's treasured recipes. Have a look at her chocolate butterfly cakes recipe that her mum always made for her birthday as a spec... Read more
Keen on quiche
Grandmother Pippin is passionate about cooking and enjoys teaching her grandchildren how to have fun in the kitchen. Her grandchildren love getting involved and always have a wonderful time making Joe's Jam Tarts and Party Fairy Cakes.Food ... Read more
Fishy on a dishy
If Merlin ever needs a quick pick-me-up, he heads straight to the fishmongers. "I love recreating my Gran's famous fish dish that she cooks on the barbecue. She uses seabass or mullet, whichever is available. It's a really simple dish, and that ... Read more
Halloumi on the Barbie
Veronica lives in Spain and naturally tends to eat food with a Mediterranean focus. When the weather gets hotter the family descends so we use the barbecue a lot and make quick and easy salads. We love halloumi (especially my daughter). Halloumi is s... Read more
Bread of heaven
This was one of my grandpa Datcu's favourite teatime snacks. He would request it whenever anyone offered to bake it - also another Welsh speciality. This lovely picture is one of Datcu on board the SS Express of England on their voyage to visit their... Read more
Every day is pancake day
Talking about Nana's pancake recipe, King Cook 72 explains: "I used to cook this a lot as a child. It was a recipe I learned from my Nana, who also taught me how to flip the pancakes (thanks Nana)."I love to cook - it's my thing. I have bee... Read more
Fit for a Lord and Lady.....
John, aka Astrochef, was once the personal chef and butler of Lord and Lady Hanson in Britain and in Palm Springs, USA. He is a fan of many different cuisines, but his favourites are traditional British dishes from Lancashire and Yorkshire. For Lord ... Read more
Don't scrimp on shrimp
King Cook 72 learned to make this fabulous dip while living and working in Louisiana, Port Ycloskey, St Bernard Parish to be precise. I worked on the shrimping boats for about two years as a young man, from 1953 to 1955. We had a great time and made ... Read more
A family favourite through the generations
Reader Myrna says: "My mother's mother died when she was nine and she lived with one of her sisters in Wales. This recipe - stuffed monkey biscuits (not using real monkeys of course!) - was the one she remembered her mother making for her. Her g... Read more
