Almost American

I decided to have a cup of tea instead of a cup of coffee with breakfast this morning. My son was appalled: "Tea this early in the day!...

I've blogged in the past about an unusual icecream flavor available locally. Here's the board listing the flavors available at an ic...

. . .  Marmite? (From The DieLine blog.) Apparently Marmite is selling a limited edition Jubilee version exclusively at Sainsbury...

Toast seems to be more popular in the UK than here in the US. I remember Saturday lunches when I was growing up, or any lunches when I was a...

I'm trying to remember what time lunch (dinner) was served when I was in school. I'm pretty sure it was 12 noon. My secondary school...

A couple of years ago, I wrote about the local asparagus ice cream .This week I had another interesting culinary experience. Chocolate chip ...

Forget wanting to live in the USA being about freedom and the pursuit of happiness - apparently it's all about the doughnuts ! I only fo...

I wrote this post back in February and apparently I forgot to hit 'Post'! I recently recommended that Kelly , in her search for the ...

I've never actually eaten fiddleheads - fern sprouts. The season for them is very short - only three weeks or so. They do have them in ...

When I was in primary (elementary) school I had school dinner (lunch) every day. My mum counted on us having a good meal, to the point where...

Mince pies are not easy to find here in the US, and when you do find them they are often quite expensive. Most Christmases I just go without...

A while ago Parent Hacks website posted a 'wonderful' idea one of their readers had come up with: serving jello (jelly) in individu...

It must be nearly Thanksgiving! Apparently the turkey shooting is more organized than I thought - I had visions of people just wandering ou...

One of my favourite summer fruits is blackcurrants. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find them here in the US. Blueberries, on the o...

This morning I read about the death of Mollie Sugden, the actress who played Mrs. Slocombe in the BBC sitcom Are you Being Served? Shortly ...

Well, one of my commenters got the ice cream flavour right, but I'm afraid I'll have to disqualify her and not give her the non-exis...

Many years ago when my parents came to visit me for the first time in the United States we spent some time travelling around New England. I ...

How many recipes do you know by heart? The UKTV Food channel recently surveyed 3,000 British people about their cooking habits and discovere...

Both children are usually pretty good eaters. They like a lot of things I'm told many other children their age won't eat. But for so...

Maddy asks : " Consider sharing a recipe that your family, a family member or you, enjoy that doesn’t seem to be appreciated by many ot...