Smoked Salmon Filled Yorkshire Pudding for Christmas

This week we have been doing a lot of Hanukkah celebration ideas, however, today it’s time to get back to how the Brits party during the holidays, particularly Christmas.  I think todays little party starter appetizer is a great selection because it involves salmon which also plays into the Hanukkah festivities.  Besides salmon being a Jewish…

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Individual Steak & Ale Pie for Christmas

You may be wondering why I would make steak and ale pie, typical pub food, as holiday food.  Did you know that it originates from a Christmas and New Year tradition in Glasgow? In modern times typically during Christmas, the British eat Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding, a bread pudding made by pouring the batter…

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Greek Avgolemono Soup for the Holidays and Tempering Eggs

Before I start to detail my venture to make Avgolemono, I would like to state that I simply find the versatile chemistry of an egg amazing.  Scrambled, boiled, poached, and today I learned how to perfectly temper an egg.  What it means to temper an egg is that you raise its temperature gradually, essentially cooking…

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