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British roast beef is only half the story: at last the world has recognised that our native cuisine is well worth a detour. Tuck into crumbles, casseroles and cakes to see why!

The Delia Online Cookery School: Not forgetting a Traditional English Trifle which you can watch being made in our video, just click the image to play.

Banana and Walnut Loaf

If I had a pound for every... goes the old cliche. So here it goes again. If only I had a po...

If I had a pound for every... goes the old cliche. So here it goes again. If only I had a pound for everyone who has praised this cake, rich pickings!&n...

1 hour 10 minutes

Bangers Braised in Cider

This is an early recipe of mine circa 1973, but so popular has it been over the years. I wouldn’t change...

This is an early recipe of mine circa 1973, but so popular has it been over the years. I wouldn’t change it in any way, except of course we didn’t get free-range po...

50 minutes - 1 hour

Bara Brith

There are several different versions of this Welsh 'speckled bread'. Many of them don't contain yeast; b...

There are several different versions of this Welsh 'speckled bread'. Many of them don't contain yeast; but, for me, this version is the nicest and if there's any le...

1 hour - 1 hour 5 minutes

Bashed Neeps and Carrots

The 'neep' in question is what we in the South call swede. The combination of finely chopped swede and c...

The 'neep' in question is what we in the South call swede. The combination of finely chopped swede and carrots with a little butter and coarsely ground pepper is co...

Boiled Smoked Bacon

Let me explain the appeal of this delightfully unfashionable, totally forgotten delicacy. First, collar ...

Let me explain the appeal of this delightfully unfashionable, totally forgotten delicacy. First, collar of bacon has more flavour than the leaner, middle-cut gammon...

Braised Celery with Cheese and Onion Sauce

I never buy imported celery out of season because it never tastes anywhere near the same as our own. I t...

I never buy imported celery out of season because it never tastes anywhere near the same as our own. I think it's at its best after a good November frost, and Fenla...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

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Braised Peas, Rocket and Spring Onions

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavou...

This is a good recipe for slightly older peas, which, in my opinion, sometimes have more texture and flavour than the younger ones. However, if the peas you are usi...

8 minutes - 15 minutes

Braised Wood Pigeon

Wood pigeon is the most inexpensive game bird of all, so although you need about one per person, it is stil...

Wood pigeon is the most inexpensive game bird of all, so although you need about one per person, it is still excellent value and rather special – in fact, serving it w...

1 hour 20 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes

Bread and Butter Pudding

This traditional English recipe is fragrant, soft, moist, wobbly beneath, and toasted and crunchy on top. ...

This traditional English recipe is fragrant, soft, moist, wobbly beneath, and toasted and crunchy on top. I would go the whole hog and serve it with some chilled, u...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

Breadmaker Hot Cross Buns

The wonderful thing about breadmakers is they cut all the tedious bits out of making an enriched dough, but...

The wonderful thing about breadmakers is they cut all the tedious bits out of making an enriched dough, but all homemade hot cross buns are in a different league from ...

Brussels Sprouts in Riesling with Bacon

In Alsace cabbage is often braised in Riesling, a wine that also has an affinity with Brussels sprouts. ...

In Alsace cabbage is often braised in Riesling, a wine that also has an affinity with Brussels sprouts. If you can get tiny button sprouts for this so much the bett...

6 minutes - 9 minutes

Bubble and Squeak Rösti

Bubble and squeak is a classic leftover recipe for greens, but making it rösti-style and adding some mature...

Bubble and squeak is a classic leftover recipe for greens, but making it rösti-style and adding some mature Cheddar adds a new dimension. These little individual rö...

Buttered New Potatoes

Made with the first young Jersey Royal potatoes, or some well-flavoured mainland variety such as Pentland J...

Made with the first young Jersey Royal potatoes, or some well-flavoured mainland variety such as Pentland Javelin, these are so good you could eat a plateful all by th...

Buttermilk Scones with Cheshire Cheese

I'm convinced cheese scones were invented to use up the last remnants of some wonderful cheese – in this ca...

I'm convinced cheese scones were invented to use up the last remnants of some wonderful cheese – in this case, Cheshire. When you're down to the last bit, that is t...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

Buttermilk Scones

These are the lightest little scones you'll ever come across. But what is raspberry butter, you're wonde...

These are the lightest little scones you'll ever come across. But what is raspberry butter, you're wondering? The answer is that, traditionally, country people used...

10 minutes - 12 minutes

Butterscotch Bananas

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas ...

This is a lovely sticky sauce – just made for bananas, especially if you serve it hot, poured over bananas and ice-cream. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how...

10 minutes - 15 minutes

Cabbage with Bacon, Apples and Cider

The flavours of this recipe combine beautifully, and I think it's an exceptionally good accompaniment to sa...

The flavours of this recipe combine beautifully, and I think it's an exceptionally good accompaniment to sausages and mash. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch D...

Lemon Sponge Puddings

Canary pudding is an old English steamed sponge pudding with jam. I have, of course, because our footbal...

Canary pudding is an old English steamed sponge pudding with jam. I have, of course, because our football team is called the Canaries adapted it to a very lemony ve...

Caramelised Apples

This is really toffee apples served as a dessert and, while they are pretty child-friendly, we know they'll...

This is really toffee apples served as a dessert and, while they are pretty child-friendly, we know they'll go down a storm with adults too! The Delia Online Cooker...

Button Sprouts with Shallots

If you can get tiny button sprouts for this so much the better, but in any event they should be tight and f...

If you can get tiny button sprouts for this so much the better, but in any event they should be tight and firm and not too large. The Delia Online Cookery School: O...

Caramelised Orange Trifle

I have been making the same Christmas trifle for years on end – but recently I decided to experiment with s...

I have been making the same Christmas trifle for years on end – but recently I decided to experiment with something new, without totally sacrificing the traditional qu...

Caraway Seed Cake

Dated? Old-fashioned? Maybe, but our tasters all gave it the thumbs-up and said please include it. Th...

Dated? Old-fashioned? Maybe, but our tasters all gave it the thumbs-up and said please include it. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make more loaf c...

1 hour - 1 hour 5 minutes

Cashel Blue Souffle Omelette

On Cooks' Questions I have been asked for recipes that serve one. If you're going to be sampling creamy ...

On Cooks' Questions I have been asked for recipes that serve one. If you're going to be sampling creamy Cashel Blue, some of it could go into this light foamy omele...

Celeriac and Lancashire Cheese Bread

This is yet another favourite and blissfully easy bread, which is crunchy and crusty on the outside and sof...

This is yet another favourite and blissfully easy bread, which is crunchy and crusty on the outside and soft and squidgy within. The Delia Online Cookery School: Wa...

45 minutes - 50 minutes

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