Neil Cooks Grigson

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

Saturday, July 30, 2011

A Dinner Party

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Tomorrow I am cooking a meal for all at the lab. Because there are so many of us (nine!) it is being hosted at my friends and bosses Dave an...
Friday, July 29, 2011

Introducing... Blog #2

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For some crazy reason I have started a second food blog, and I thought you might like to know! It is called British Food: A History . Surely...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

I have made babies!

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My little winter savory seeds have hatched. I am a Dad! The lamb's head in brain sauce may just be weeks away! (Assuming I can find a...
Monday, July 25, 2011

#304 Water-Souchy

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"And lo, Jesus said, 'Hurry up lads, I am champing at the bit here.'" There have been plenty of recipes in English Food ...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

The blog might have been quiet, but I have not…

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Ey-up, Grigsoners! I’ve not posted for a while on the blog because I have simply run out of money this month. The move up has been pretty ex...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

#303 Cornish Charter Pie

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In Jane Grigson's book Good Things , she quotes from the diary of a Parson Woodforde, a Norfolk clergyman who obviously liked his food....
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Monday, July 11, 2011

#302 Caveach of Sole

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I decided that I needed to get back into doing some proper cooking now that I have a new stove in my new apartment. I invited some people ar...
Monday, July 4, 2011

#301 Yorkshire Curd Tart

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Hello there! I'm still not up and running in St Louis with blog recipes just yet as I am still getting the apartment sorted and using s...
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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Thank You!

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Just a quick message to say thanks to everyone who looks at the blog – I had a record number of viewings in June. I'm going to be back d...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

#300 Trifle

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Trifle (ˈtraɪf(ə)l), n.: A matter of little value or importance; 'a thing of no moment' ( Johnson); a trivial, paltry, or insignific...
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

#299 Leg of Lamb Stuffed with Crab

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For the 300 th recipe I got a few people round to mine for a little dinner party. Number 300 would hopefully be impressive and I wanted to...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

A Lamb Stock Recipe

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Tomorrow I cook the 300 th blog recipe – a dessert, but for #299 I am going to do a lamb dish which requires lamb stock. You don't see ...
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

#298 Pulled and Devilled Turkey, Chicken or Pheasant

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" One of the most delicious dishes of eighteenth-century cooking, indeed one of the best of all English dishes ", says Griggers. T...
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

#297 Raspberry Pie

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The tale of this pie is of personal pain and anguish. Let me tell you the tale… It was my work-buddy Chandra's PhD thesis defence yes...
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Monday, June 6, 2011

#296 Tongue and Mushroom Crumble

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Around fifteen minutes after deciding to cook all the recipes in English Food , I had a first proper look through the good book. It was then...
Friday, June 3, 2011

#295 Purée of Dried Peas with Green Peppercorns

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A rather upmarket version of that Northern English speciality, mushy peas. There is an infamous incident of the MP (now Lord!) Peter Mandel...
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