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British Isles Cuisine, Kitchen & Dining
The traditions behind the food: afternoon tea, British baking, the Sunday roast. Recipes that belong to them, tools to plan them, and honest guides to the kitchen and table that make them work.
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Recipe · 4 hr 5 min
Clootie Dumpling
A spiced fruit pudding boiled in a cloth for hours until it forms its famous dark skin: Scotland's great celebration pudding.
Kitchen design
Draining Boards and Dish Racks: Drying Up the Easy Way
Built-in drainers, dish racks, over-sink racks and drying mats compared, and how to dry dishes hygienically.
Buying guide
Stockpots: For Stock, Soup, Puddings and Batch Cooking
What size stockpot to buy, why a heavy base matters, and the big-pot jobs it handles, from stock to clootie dumplings.
Recipe · 35 min
Paris Buns
Soft, sweet scone-like buns topped with crunchy sugar: a favourite of Northern Irish bakery counters.
Kitchen design
Glass-Fronted Kitchen Cabinets: Display Without the Dust
How glazed cabinet doors show off china and glass while keeping dust off, and what to put in them.
Buying guide
Baking Beans: Blind Baking Without a Soggy Bottom
Ceramic beans, metal chains or dried pulses: what to use for blind baking, and how to do it properly.
Cuisine
Explore the British Isles
English Food
Roasts, pies, puddings and regional bakes from Yorkshire to Cornwall.
Scottish Food
Shortbread, oats, smoked fish and the Burns supper.
Welsh Food
Welsh cakes, bara brith, lamb and leeks.
Irish Food
Soda bread, stews and the breads of the Irish kitchen.
Northern Irish Food
Griddle breads, the Ulster fry and home baking.
Kitchen
Kitchen design & decor ideas
Kitchen design
Draining Boards and Dish Racks: Drying Up the Easy Way
Built-in drainers, dish racks, over-sink racks and drying mats compared, and how to dry dishes hygienically.
Kitchen design
Glass-Fronted Kitchen Cabinets: Display Without the Dust
How glazed cabinet doors show off china and glass while keeping dust off, and what to put in them.
Kitchen design
Under-Cabinet Lighting: Strips, Spots and Where to Put Them
How under-cabinet lights stop you working in your own shadow, and how to choose between LED strips and spotlights.
Kitchen design
Kitchen Worktop Height: Getting It Right for You
The standard worktop heights, how to tell whether yours suits you, and simple ways to adjust it.
Kitchen design
Heating a Kitchen: Radiators, Plinth Heaters and Underfloor
Where to fit heat in a kitchen with little free wall, and how radiators, plinth heaters and underfloor heating compare.
Kitchen design
In-Frame Kitchens Explained: Is the Look Worth the Cost?
What makes a kitchen "in-frame", how it differs from standard units, and the pros and cons before you buy.
Kitchen design
Kitchen Sink Materials: Stainless, Fireclay, Composite or Enamel?
How the main sink materials compare for noise, scratches, chips and stains, and which suits which kitchen.
Kitchen design
Kitchen Bins and Recycling: Fitting It All In
Pedal, pull-out and multi-compartment bins compared, plus where to put the food caddy and recycling in a small kitchen.
Kitchen
Bake & cook
Guides
Choose well
Buying guide
Baking Beans: Blind Baking Without a Soggy Bottom
Ceramic beans, metal chains or dried pulses: what to use for blind baking, and how to do it properly.
Buying guide
Baking Trays and Bun Tins: What You Need
Flat baking sheets, deep trays and bun tins: which to own for biscuits, scones and mince pies.
Buying guide
Bun and Muffin Tins: For Fairy Cakes, Mince Pies and More
Shallow bun tins versus deep muffin tins, how many holes to buy, and which works for mince pies and Yorkshire puddings.
Recipes
Traditional bakes & classics
Recipe · 4 hr 5 min
Clootie Dumpling
A spiced fruit pudding boiled in a cloth for hours until it forms its famous dark skin: Scotland's great celebration pudding.
Recipe · 35 min
Paris Buns
Soft, sweet scone-like buns topped with crunchy sugar: a favourite of Northern Irish bakery counters.
Recipe · 2 hr 10 min
Roast Beef
A beef joint roasted to your liking and rested well, with the timings, temperatures and gravy for a proper Sunday lunch.
Recipe · 3 hr 30 min
Beef and Guinness Stew
Chunks of braising beef slow-cooked with stout, onions and carrots until tender, in a deep, glossy gravy.
Recipe · 50 min
Cawl Cennin (Welsh Leek and Potato Soup)
A simple, chunky soup of leeks, potatoes and stock: humble Welsh cooking built around the national emblem.
Recipe · 30 min
Tattie Scones
Thin potato scones cooked on a dry griddle: an essential part of a Scottish breakfast and a good use for leftover mash.
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