James Herriot discovered that Piccalilli could mask the taste of the dreaded fat that he was served up on the Horners farm one day. But I think he does Piccalilli an injustice! Having never tasted it I made some in Autumn to the recipe listed in ‘The Best of James Herriot’ and it was a revelation! Served up with some cold meat left over from Boxing Day it was absolutely delicious – and was a real hit at the table…
In summer 2021 I decided to make some of the Elderflower wine mentioned in ‘The Best of James Herriot’ book. It is listed alongside the colourful story of James Herriot and Mr Crump tasting his home-made wines in the farmhouse kitchen after a visit. I didn’t want to post it on here until I had tasted the wine myself – but I did that on Christmas Day 2021. And I must say it was most acceptable! Why not have a…
I decided to make some traditional Yorkshire ‘Fat Rascals’ to celebrate Yorkshire day (Aug 1st 2021) . These were delicious and adapted from the traditional Yorkshire Turf Cakes described in the book ‘The Best of James Herriot’. Turf Cakes have been made since the 15th century and were named because they were cooked over a fire fuelled by turf dug out of the moors. You can have a go yourself – they are pretty easy to make with simple ingredients….
A bit of a wildcard this one! A recipe served to James Herriot by his friendly cook Nielson whilst he was sailing back from Russia after delivering their export cargo of sheep. The recipe is actually called ‘Burning Love’ but that was interpreted as ‘Hot Love’ which is a bit more attention seeking! Its dead easy to make, tasty and fits perfectly with the criteria which all the other James Herriot recipes on here adhere to: Easy to make with…
Bring a taste of James Herriot into your home this weekend! James Herriot describes in his books how Helen spoiled him with good food and the subsequent effect it had on his waistline. He wrote in his books: “ I knew what Helens daily food parcel would contain; not just sandwiches but meat and onion pie, buttered scones and ginger cake to lead me into further indiscretions” Now that summer has finally arrived I thought I would have a go…
Over Easter I decided to make this traditional Easter Yorkshire dessert as mentioned in ‘The Best of James Herriot’.