How to make a spectacular plum cake from the 1820s
Recipes are like small detective stories. They can give historical clues.
How to make Elizabethan Gingerbread. An easy recipe using breadcrumbs.
An autumn afternoon called for gingerbread so I consulted my recipe books
How to make hunter’s pudding
Hunter’s pudding is a variation of plum pudding, and so good autumn
Dine Like a Servant goes to France
Pate de campagne, brioche, pickled pear or soup Crécy to start
How to make wonderful historic Hot Cross Buns
A quick history of the Hot Cross bun and a wonderful historic recipe
Shrove Tuesday – 3 unusual things to add to a pancake
Want to do something different for Pancake Day but don’t know what?
How to make Pumpkin Pie from 1796
If you have carved out a pumpkin for Halloween this recipe is ideal to use up the flesh
How to make Lemon Mince Pies from the 1830s
96 mince pies are made for a discerning audience. None remain
How to make the best Christmas Pudding in a pudding cloth
The damp fug of a pudding gently boiling in a old kitchen, the rattling of a saucer in the pot
How to make tempting chocolate tarts – Hannah Glasse’s way
This was the first ever historical recipe that I tried, one cold February in 2017
How to make Piccalilli – Regency Style!
One of the earliest pickles to become popular in England was piccalilli
How to Pickle a Peach
The Regency Town House was full of Italian artists when I made this recipe for the first time.
How to restore a Kitchen Dresser
Long, slow but worth it… It’s been a long slow process but the original dresser at 13 Brunswick Square is finally restored. It’s back in the same place it was when the house was constructed in 1829. But it’s not …
How did it manage to stay untouched for so long?
As a volunteer I often get asked the question how the Town House’s basement managed to stay untouched for so long. An elderly lady in history I tell people who asked the true story of an elderly lady living in …
How to make Seed cake (Elizabeth Raffald’s way)
The particular recipe I have chosen is flavoured with caraway seed
What is Lunch with the Curator?
It’s another way to experience The Regency Town House, it’s a tour with a lunch
How do you Dine Like A Servant?
There is a restoration project in Hove, England where guests are invited to a fundraising dinner
How do you make Fanchonettes (and what are they?)
Imagine a pastry case filled with almond and lemon custard, topped with meringue
Fennel Pickle and Pickled Grapes
Hannah Glasse, the 18th-century cook I often turn to, had these wise words to say about pickles
Five compelling reasons why you should volunteer at the Regency Town House
Are you fascinated by food and history? Where can you do both?