166 proper british Recipes

crusty bread (thick slices), english mustard, mature british cheddar cheese, sliced or, grated, worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper

heaped tsp fennel seeds, dried red chillies, crumbled, olive oil, good-quality coarse italian or other high-quality sausage, dried oregano, a wineglass of white wine, zest and juice of 1 lemon, good-quality fusilli or penne, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, a couple of knobs of butter, a handful of freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving, a small bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley , leaves picked and chopped

spaghetti squash, head garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, vegetable oil, vegetables or meat or cheese

unsalted butter, eggs, water, coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper

plain flour, egg (preferably room temperature ), cold water, milk, salt, approx fat from meat (sufficient to cover the base of each patty tin, but not more than a teaspoonful in each hole) or 1 tsp oil (sufficient to cover the base of each patty tin, but not more than a teaspoonful in each hole) or 1 tsp melted lard (sufficient to cover the base of each patty tin, but not more than a teaspoonful in each hole)

fennel seeds, dried red chilies, crumbled, raw cumberland sausages, skins removed, dried oregano, white wine, lemon , juice and zest of, organic, good quality fusilli, salt and pepper, butter, fresh grated parmesan cheese, fresh thyme , leaves picked, and chopped

unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces, golden brown sugar, golden syrup, quick-cooking oats (not instant or old-fashioned), salt

all-purpose flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, sodium-free margarine, white sugar, milk, milk

english muffins, split and toasted, tomato, sliced in 4, cheddar cheese, shredded, skim milk, all-purpose flour, eggs, beaten, chives, minced, salt, pepper, cooked ham, diced

cheese (such as cheddar, double gloucester, cotswold, or red leicester, for example), chopped sweet white onions, sliced scallions (i used a combination of scallions and chives), mayonnaise, salt and pepper, bread (toasted or untoasted), bacon , crisply cooked, butter (leftover irish from st. patrick s day...)

fresh blueberries (or frozen ), vanilla-flavored soymilk (or regular milk), plain yogurt, sugar (or to taste), vanilla, ice cube

potato , per person choose a floury variety, goose fat or beef drippings or any oil, to hand, salt , to taste

whole free-range or organic chicken legs, skin on, ciabatta bread (about 9 oz), torn into thumb-sized pieces, fresh rosemary , leaves picked and roughly chopped, olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, pancetta or bacon, peeled garlic, anchovy fillets in olive oil, drained, freshly grated parmesan , plus a few shavings to serve, heaped tbsp creme fraiche, lemon, juiced, extra-virgin olive oil, heads romaine lettuce , outer leaves discarded

iter (34 oz or a little more than a quart) water, instant polenta, butter, handfuls grated parmesan, salt and freshly ground black pepper

cooked basmati rice ., oil , not olive ., eggs ., dark soy sauce ., light soy sauce ., table salt ., white pepper ., oyster sauce ., msg (optional), few drops of good quality toasted sesame oil