Neil Cooks Grigson

My second quince recipe. All very easy. Grate two Quinces. Put in a 1 litre jar along with 2 ounces of sugar. Top up with vodka. Leave for 2...

Finished off the cake yesterday, and it looks as though it is a success. It was all pretty straight-forward really. First (#18) Marzipan; si...

Found a couple of quince recipes. The first is (#17) Quince Cream . Seemed easy enough. In reality it was a massive ball-ache. The quince is...

OK. Something with Jerusalem artichokes... ...(#16) Palestine soup . Brilliant. FYI Jerusalem artichokes have nothing to do with Jerusalem ...

Went on a lovely trip to Unicorn in Chorlton ( www.unicorn-grocery.co.uk ) , Manchester the other day to see if they had fresh yeast and the...

I'm getting really sick and tired of all the deadlines and seminars and stuff at work. It's getting me down a bit, and I don't f...

This is the first time I've been able to add an entry whilst making a dish. Yes, it's time for (#15) Christmas Cake . The idea being...

It was a weird one, but Greg and I are running out of veggie recipes. Start by making a suet pastry as for a steak and kidney pudding (I use...

Greg and I thought we needed to stuff our faces with animal fat and sugar so (#13) Pancakes for the Rich (or a Quire of Paper; whatever tha...

On Saturday I completed my Continuation report for my PhD. I quite pleased with it - it could have done with one more draft but since my PC...

Dessert. Not sure if I made it properly to be honest; tasty though it was. It's like no fool I've ever heard of. A fool is normally...

Second course. This one couldn't be simpler either - all you need is time...and thyme too. I got a piece of brisket from Savin Hill Far...

Yes, you heard! It's from 1769, you know. Simon came over and I did a 3 courser and this was the starter! Fried bread (in butter!), anch...

As well as trying to get to the bottom of what English Food actually is and perhaps discovering some lost foods, it's also important tha...

First of all I'd like to apologise for the time lapse between making some food and then blogging it! I'm busy! busy! busy! these da...

The first Grigson for a bit. Although it's no excuse I've been rather busy doing a PhD. I did the pie for dessert at Greg's au...

Obviously this is not English Cookery at all! But it is one of the things I do off the top of head these days as I've cooked so many tim...

Well wasn't October a total let-down re: Grigson. I can only apologise. However, November is going to be a totally different story. I in...

Sorry, but it's another vegetarian one. FYI once I get a floor put in my dining room I can invite people round and eat actual meat - the...

In my humble opinion there's nothing better in the world than having your Sunday lunch in a giant Yorkshire pudding. Here's my recip...