Gilli Davies

The Welsh Cake Cookbook features a selection of recipes celebrating one of Wales' best loved dishes--the Welsh Cake. This small book of recipes includes traditional Welsh cakes, lavender, hazelnut and treacle, and even some savory recipes. Includes metric measures and a conversion table.

Welsh lamb is known all over the world for its quality and flavor, and here Gilli Davies offers recipes and techniques to experience some of the country's finest produce. Includes advice on the seasonal variety of the meat and how best to utilize its qualities in a range of dishes. Recipes include Welsh Lamb with Plums in Pastry; Salt Marsh Welsh Lamb Baked with Potatoes; and Slow Roast Welsh Lamb with a Mustard Glaze. Includes metric measures with a conversion chart.

The mention of grand breakfasts can be traced back to the early 1300s and their popularity continued after the Second World War, when the lifting of rations meant the English breakfast tradition spread from the middle to the working classes and it became the staple way to start the day for a huge proportion of the population. Still considered ‘the most important meal of the day’, these recipes are perfect for starting the morning off with a taste of England.Recipes include: Full English Kedgeree Kippersand more.

England has a variety of festivals through the year where people come together and share a traditional festival meal.From pancakes on Shrove Tuesday and distinctive hot cross buns on Good Friday to a classic Christmas pudding, mark each celebration with a delicious English accompaniment by dipping into this selection of recipes.Recipes include: Christmas Pudding Simnel Cake Summer Puddingand more.

English afternoon tea is a tradition of serving small and dainty sandwiches, scones with clotted cream, sweet pastries and cakes with the perfect cup of tea. First introduced in Britain in 1840, the idea became popular among the wealthy and elite.This introduction to a selection of delicious sweet and savoury options includes an informative overview of how to prepare the perfect cup of tea – ideal for anyone looking to indulge in this age-old custom or take a little inspiration with them wherever they go.Recipes include: The Art of Making a Cup of Tea Crumpets Lemon Curd Tartletsand more.

Hearty, filling and versatile, pies and pasties are staple items in England, tucked into on the go, enjoyed as part of a full dish or providing a delicious dessert course to finish off a meal. With sweet and savoury options and including information on the histories and traditions of some of England’s most popular varieties, this collection is an ideal addition to any cooks bookshelf.Recipes include: Raised Game Pie Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Apple Pieand more.

When is a pudding a pudding and not a dessert? This can be a vexing question to many, but to the English, a pudding feels homely while a dessert is generally more sophisticated.Complete with information on the history of the dishes, delve into this collection of recipes to recreate a range of traditional sweet courses and sample new or familiar flavours that have remained popular for centuries.Recipes include: Eton Mess Queen of Puddings Damson Crumbleand more.

The English love to bake. Whether it’s buns, cakes, scones, tarts or pancakes, there’s comfort in a kitchen which smells of fresh baking, and taking a break for afternoon tea is still of great importance in many homes. This collection of some of the finest traditional recipes from around England includes information on their origins and the long history which has seen them savoured from the dining tables of the past to your own today.Recipes include: Victoria Sponge Chelsea Buns Eccles Cakesand more.

The Seaweed Cookbook features one of the best-known ingredients in Welsh cooking: seaweed, most commonly recognized in its cooked form as laverbread. Along with recipes for traditional Welsh laverbread, there are also notes on the use of seaweed in modern cooking such as making a sauce for fish dishes and an accompaniment to Welsh lamb. Includes metric measures and a conversion table.

With new and easy-to-follow recipes exhibiting some of the best flavors and dishes Wales has to offer, stunning photography by Huw Jones, and recipes by Gilli Davies, these are a must-have for any Welsh kitchen. With 23 recipes exploring the history, produce, and techniques of traditional Welsh cuisine, "Vegetarian Dishes "includes favorites such as Glamorgan Sausages and Welsh Rarebit. Includes metric measures.

A selection of 10 recipes celebrates one of Wales' best loved dishes--the Welsh Cake. These little cakes are peculiar to Wales; the Irish are famous for their potato cakes, the Scots with their oatcakes and the Bretons with their crepes but none make a sweet scone-like delicacy with quite the same appeal as the Welsh Cake. Recipes include the traditional recipe, using butter, fruit, and spice. It is joined by a selection of new recipes such as Lavender Welsh Cake; Hazelnut and Treacle; and even some savory recipes--how about a Welsh Cake of Caerphilly cheese and leek? Includes metric measures with a conversion chart.