Bread Pudding

5 slices day old white bread butter 1/4 tsp salt sugar 3 eggs, beaten 3 cups milk, scalded 1/4 tsp cinnamon vanilla ice cream Toast the bread and spread it with 2 tbsp of butter while hot.  Arrange the toast in a buttered 9 by 9 inch baking pan.  Preheat the oven to 350 F.… Continue reading Bread Pudding

Bacon Yorkshire Pudding

6 ounces bacon slices (about 7 slices), cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tablespoons (about) butter, melted 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage, divided 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt 1 1/2 cups whole milk 3 large eggs Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 450°F. Sauté bacon in large… Continue reading Bacon Yorkshire Pudding

Strawberry Zabaglione

8 large egg yolks, at room temperature 3/4 cup dry marsala 1/2 cup sugar 1 pint strawberries, sliced Put the egg yolks, the marsala, and then the sugar into a large stainless-steel bowl. Set the bowl over a large saucepan filled with 1 inch of barely simmering water. Using a hand-held electric mixer on low… Continue reading Strawberry Zabaglione

Double Haddock Fishcakes

1 2/3 lb potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped 1 lb skinless haddock fillet 375 g smoked haddock fillet, skinned 1 cup milk Cracked pepper salt 3 tbsp minced parsley 1 hard boiled egg, finely chopped 2 tsp English mustard Zest of 1 lemon ½ tbsp lemon juice 3 1/2 oz. ritz crackers, crushed Boil the potatoes in salted water… Continue reading Double Haddock Fishcakes

Breakfast Biscuits

250 g flour 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp sugar 2 ½ tsp baking powder 3 1/2 oz. cold butter, cut in cubes 60 ml milk 1 egg   Combine flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder, cutting in the butter until it resembles oatmeal. Whisk the milk and egg together and then add them to the dough. … Continue reading Breakfast Biscuits

Creme Brulee

2 ½ cups heavy cream 1 vanilla pod or 1 tsp vanilla extract 8 egg yolks 3 tbsp sugar 6 tbsp demerara sugar   Put a pie dish in the freezer for 20 minutes.  Put the cream and the vanilla in a saucepan and bring to a boiling point, but without letting it boil. Beat… Continue reading Creme Brulee

Pear Souffles

1 cup dry white wine 1 cup water 1/2 cup sugar 2 large ripe Bartlett pears—peeled, halved and cored 2 large egg yolks 3 tablespoons egg whites (see Note) Preheat the oven to 375°. Butter two 1-cup ramekins and dust them lightly with sugar. In a medium stainless-steel saucepan, combine the white wine, water and… Continue reading Pear Souffles