Country: United Kingdom

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December 17, 2020

By Peg Kern

All About Butter & How to Make Hollandaise Sauce

Filed Under  Food History, Kitchen Tips, Recipes France, India, United Kingdom, USA

Butter. Yes, butter. Today we're all about butter, and it's not because it's national butter day (evidently that is October 25th–who knew?), nor because we've accidentally over-whipped the cream and ended up with it by accident (yes, that has happened). So why butter? Butter is one of the most versatile of ingredients. It is part of the magic that goes into such dissimilar things as flaky puff pastry and creamy… Read
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May 8, 2020

By Peg Kern

Recipe for Rice Pudding

Filed Under  Food History, Recipes United Kingdom, USA

Rice pudding is at heart a type of porridge like any other. It incorporates a grain (rice), a liquid (usually milk or milk and water), a sweetener (sugar, honey), and spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, cardamom, ginger). It can include fresh fruit, fruit zest, dried fruit, nuts, and egg (which gives it a custard-y texture). I've read it hearkens back to Tudor times in Great Britain, but it is popular where… Read
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March 31, 2020

By Peg Kern

Simple White Cake with Pastry Cream Filling

Filed Under  Recipes, What's Up at TIK United Kingdom, USA

This simple white cake recipe, taken straight from the legendary Mary Berry, is super versatile and can be adapted to a number of fillings and frostings. It's so simple it literally has 3 ingredients! It has become one of our go-to recipes at home, to the point that my kids can whip it up on their own. One of our favorite ways to prepare it is with a simple pastry… Read
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December 10, 2019

By Peg Kern

Recipe for Lemon Posset

Filed Under  Cooking Videos, Food History, Recipes United Kingdom

We have a new obsession in our house, and it's lemon posset (pronounced "paw-set"). Fabulously simple (it has only 3 ingredients), stunningly luscious, it is our new favorite dessert. What is a posset? We know it as a creamy, lemony dessert from Britain that a bit like a pudding. Browse more of our recipes.  An online search reveals that it was originally made with milk curdled with spiced wine or… Read
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February 4, 2019

By Peg Kern

Recipe for English Crumpets

Filed Under  Food History, Kitchen Tips, Recipes United Kingdom

In honor of our new cooking vacation in the United Kingdom, Quintessential Cotswolds Culinary tour in England, we're sharing a favorite recipe for crumpets, that delicious English pastry that is something of a cross between an English muffin and a pancake. Crumpets are made with a yeast dough and made on a hot griddle, much like what we refer to as English muffins in the US, but the dough is… Read
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November 29, 2017

By Peg Kern

Three Reasons to Discover Undiscovered Scotland

Filed Under  Destination Features, Travel Tips United Kingdom

At The International Kitchen we've had many, many clients ask us for cooking vacations in the United Kingdom. While the United Kingdom does not scream "culinary destination" at first glance, the fact is it is one of the top places to visit for US travelers. And for our travelers, one of the key components of the trip is the food - whether you are traveling in Bangkok or Lima, Florence… Read
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