Neil Cooks Grigson

I want to clock up some Grigson recipes so that the 100th is something exciting before Christmas with a hare, otherwise it’ll be something b...

I bought some smoked trout from the Port of Lancaster Smoke House’s stall at Hoghton Farmers’ Market and was keen to try it. I was a little...

We had planned a big group outing to Hoghton Tower Farmers’ Market ; me, Charlotte, Kate , Pete, Ange, Chris and their wee baby Evan. It’s t...

What makes these English, I do not know; other than a sort of nod to Maharajah days maybe. Anyways, I bought a huge bag of tiger prawns from...

The Sussex Pond Pudding. It is widely considered the best of the suet steamed puddings (or the best pudding full-stop). So good in fact, tha...

My new ‘mate’ Butters came round on Saturday, so an evening of scoffing food, watching crap telly and playing computer games, amongst other ...

The second part of the traditional festivities: a home-made Christmas Pudding. Don’t know why I’m making it as it seems the whole world desp...

Christmas is coming, and I am going traditional on your ass. First thing to be made is Mrs Beeton’s Traditional Mincemeat. According to Grig...

We all went up to Cumbria to visit Frances and James last weekend. It was also Dean’s birthday, so I thought I’d make a cake. On asking him ...

I wanted to do a quick and easy dessert for when Paddy came round and didn’t really have time for baking or anything requiring too much time...

The second of the classics I’m trying to work through. Spoilt for choice for the next one. Thinking maybe a Lancashire Hotpot. Any suggestio...

The almond finger. A Mr Kipling favourite I think. I recently decided, since there is no such thing as a bad cake, that if I am to avoid a s...

Very sorry for the recent few weeks being blog-lite. However folks, this doesn’t mean I’ve not been cooking, just been rather busy with work...

Another venture into yeast cookery. This one uses fresh yeast; a new one on me. It’s much better than the dried stuff. Also, I have a giant ...

My favourite soup; at least when it comes to tinned Heinz variety. I have made it before, but it was quite an elaborate recipe with loads of...

Right. I promise that October shall be much more eventful in the world of The Grigson than September. It was my turn to do the cake for Evol...

Just having a little look at the blog and realised I missed the 1st anniversary of Neil Cooks Grigson ! What a complete pillock!! Looking ba...

I was “working from home” the other day and therefore needed to procrastinate heavily; been making a poster for the Faculty of Life Science ...

Well, well, well, it HAS been a while hasn’t it!? I cannot apologise enough readers, but I have had what can only be described as ‘personal ...

Semolina pudding is probably what most people think of when looking back at the school dinners they detested. I don’t know why people hate i...