Neil Cooks Grigson

Neil attempts to cook the whole of Jane Grigson's 'English Food', and adds his own recipes on the way...

Thursday, February 26, 2009

#120 Mr Frost's Chocolate Cake

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This one is a piece of piss to make and comes from a chap who owns (or, I presume owned now, as this book is quite old) a restaurant in Cire...
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

#119 Gloucester Pancakes

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Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday and so to not repeat myself with common or garden crepe style pancakes, I thought I’d be controversial and try ...
Monday, February 23, 2009

#118 Banana Tea Loaf

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It was my turn to make a cake for the Evolutionary Biology department’s Wednesday Cake Day, and as there are many a non-Briton in the depart...

#117 Mrs Borthwick's Yorkshire Teacakes

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Been very busy with work and decorating folks, sorry for being a little slack of late. I have had the chance to do a couple of recipes – try...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

#116 Apple and Raisin Pie

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A good honest hotpot deserved a good honest pudding. I wanted a desert-version of a hotpot and went for this apple and raisin pie. This, peo...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

#115 Lancashire Hotpot

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Last week I took the afternoon off work to go shopping with Butters to Cheshire Oaks to spend money I don’t have. One of the main reasons I ...
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Monday, February 9, 2009

#114 Quince, Medlar, Sorb or Crab Apple Jelly

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The quinces I bought the other day were beginning to look a bit sad and I needed to use them up with something. I really like quince, so qui...
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Sunday, February 8, 2009

#113 Muffins

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After the reasonable success of the crumpets, I thought I should carry on the bread theme and use up some more of the yeast. I didn’t even h...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

#112 Queen of Puddings

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I had people coming over for a nice Thai meal and initially thought I’d make some light fresh Thai-style dessert to go with it. Then I thoug...
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#111 Jerusalem Artichoke and Shellfish Salad

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With the Jerusalem artichokes I bought in Unicorn, I thought I’d do Butters and I a nice swish, yet healthy, salad. For some reason this sal...
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Friday, January 30, 2009

#110 Elizabeth David's Crumpets

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Charlotte and I have been very excited about the prospect of making our own crumpets for a while – just how do you get all the hole in!? We ...
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

#109 Quince Comfits

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I went into Unicorn in Chorlton, Manchester to stock up on my favourite seasonal fruit and vegetables – this time of year they are quince, J...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

#108 Partridge with Chestnuts and Cabbage

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When I made the chestnut soup the other day, I made sure that there was enough spare to make this dish. I had bought a brace of partridge fr...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

#107 Chestnut and Apple Soup

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I’m a chestnut fan, but I’ve not ever cooked with them, except for roasting. In fact I’ve only ever eaten them roasted or in a pork stuffing...
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Friday, January 16, 2009

#106 Mulligatawny Soup

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Whilst perusing the little fishmongers in Stockport, me and Charlotte spotted boiling chickens for sale. This is quite weird as I always kee...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

#105 Kippers

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Charlotte and myself when to the bustling metropolis that is Stockport at the weekend to buy boots (Charlotte) and to take back a plane to B...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

#104 Wiltshire Lardy Cake

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I’ve heard of the lardy cake and once saw someone making one on telly. I remember thinking that it looked pretty marvellous. For those of yo...
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#103 Mutton and Leek Broth

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After the success of the Welsh Cawl last month and since it’s been fookin’ freezing of late I thought I’d try something similar - Mutton an...
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Monday, January 12, 2009

Happy New Year...

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..one and all! It’s been quite a bumped year for the Grigson experiment; thanks to everyone for reading the blog and huge kisses to all thos...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

#88 Christmas Pudding: Part 2, #102 Brandy Butter

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The next most most exciting thing about Christmas dinner after the turkey, is probably the flaming Christmas Pudding. I had already made th...
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