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Banana Gingerbread Pudding
A lovely warming pudding that uses leftovers. Great for a cold day!
sjfbilton
Oct 24, 20232 min read


Jubilee Madness?
It’s been a busy few weeks. The final edits are being made to my next book Fool’s Gold: The History of British Saffron (out in July...
sjfbilton
May 31, 20223 min read


Pumpkin & Onion Tourte
Inspired by a recipe from Bartolomeo Scappi’s Opera (1577) Like many recipes of this period the original (which you can see below)...
sjfbilton
Oct 28, 20203 min read


The Art of Making a Sandwich
‘Fortunes are made in the City of London out of sandwiches, yet to the average household a sandwich is merely two slices of bread and...
sjfbilton
Aug 11, 20193 min read


Spiced Courgette Marmalade
This recipe is based on one provided by Mrs Beeton for vegetable marrow jam. The only changes I have made to the original are the...
sjfbilton
Aug 31, 20171 min read


All Courgettes Great and Small
It’s been a while since I last grew courgettes (or zucchini as our American and Italian cousins like to call them). Despite being a...
sjfbilton
Aug 25, 20173 min read
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