RECIPES

All these "English" recipes are tried and true. Clearly, we have more cooking to do!

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• Shortbread - not the official "Ted Lasso" recipe (though that's on our list to bake). We love having shortbread with a cup of decaf tea after dinner; makes us feel appropriately British. Recipe courtesy of Smitten Kitchen -- yes, we should probably try a British version, but I just love Deb's recipes. 

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• Lemon Drizzle Cake - we made this twice in one week and it's my son's favorite. The recipe is a spin on Nigella Lawson's. If you want a thicker glaze, use less lemon juice than called for (or possibly smaller lemons?)

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Next on my list, Mary Berry's easy Victoria Sponge Cake and of course, fruit scones. We had clotted cream on scones for the first time in the Costwolds and I can't believe it's not more popular in the States; clotted cream is a thick, sweet butter-like spread but even more amazing - I could eat it with a spoon, but settled for a huge slather on my scone with jam.

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UPDATE - I made scones! I used a recipe from a cookbook I received for Christmas (Royal Teas cookbook) but added fruit. I made these on New Year's Day and it was fairly easy. Here's a short video of the process.