The Cranberry Margarita
Dame Jo JacobiusMy favourite Christmas cocktails include the French 75, Breakfast Martini, and this one, the Cranberry Margarita…For the rim:1 tbsp clear honey or agave…
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Recipes
Shared by our Dames
Pear and Port cake
Dame Rosalind Rathouse INGREDIENTSFor the pears4 dessert pears, cored and quartered 4 ozs butter4 ozs sugar 4 ozs caster sugar2 ozs butter 2 eggs1 cup…
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Jacqui Pickles’ Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Pie Crust
As a Private Chef Jacqui is usually found behind a stove in stranger’s houses on Thanksgiving Day – her regular clients host large gatherings of…
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Francine’s Mom’s Cranberry Sauce
Dame Francine Kowalski, a joint member of LDE London and the New York City chapter, shares her mother’s beloved cranberry sauce recipe. “It helps cut…
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A Special Family Favourite: Darlene’s Corn Pudding
Dame Kim Hanks, a proud dual member of LDE London and the Austin, Texas chapter, has been kind enough to share with us a cherished…
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Olive Chocolate Tapenade
Dame Chantal CoadyMakes enough to fill a 450g jarIngredients1 x 290-300 jar of pitted Kalamata olives5 preserved fillets of anchovy, drained and chopped1 large garlic…
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Cheese and Thyme Scones
Dame Cathy SlomanAlthough scones are always at their absolute best on the day they’re baked, this recipe does make more than four – you can…
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Pumpkin and saffron soup
Dame Cathy SlomanThis luscious soup makes the most of the traditional squashes and pumpkins that are around now – it really doesn’t matter which variety…
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Pickled apples
Dame Jen GreenhalghThese simple pickled apples are the absolute bomb with blue cheese and walnuts. Keep them on hand for a charcuterie or cheese board!Ingredients…
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Green tomato jam
Dame Jen GreenhalghAs Autumn roles in and the juicy red of our Summer tomatoes become a distant memory, we’ve been making sure that some of…
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Orange shortbreads, with or without chocolate
Dame Cathy SlomanThese lovely little treats are just right to celebrate the start of the Great British Bake Off 2024. Delicious as they are or…
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Getting started with sourdough
Dame Cathy Sloman As Sourdough September draws to a close, I’ve been casting my mind back to my first foray intothe dark art of wild…
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Parmesan crisps with pickled beetroot and whipped goats’ cheese
Dame Cathy SlomanThis is a delicious crowd pleasing canapé – you can make each element of which you can make ahead of time and then…
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Blackberry BBQ Sauce
Dame Jen Greenhalgh There’s as many different styles of BBQ sauce out there as there are stars and stripes on the good old US flag,…
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Panzanella with a twist
by Dame Jen GreenhalghInspired by her recent volunteer shift at the Community Fridge run by the Oasis Hub in Waterloo, Dame Jen Greenhalgh shares her…
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