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"I was taught how to cook fish and chips by my mum when I was about 12 years old; we were living in Hong Kong at the time and it was my mum's way of treating us to a little bit of home as a treat! My mum had this recipe written down on the back of an old envelope stuck inside her Be-Ro cookbook from 1952 - I never use any other method now! One trick..."

Ingredients: bicarbonate of soda, cooking fat...

"A must-have around the holidays, but nice to make all year round."

Ingredients: dried cranberries, eggs...

"Allow an extra 30 minutes to chill the dough. From Real Simple (May 2005)"

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, tea leaves...

"These biscuits (cookies) are easy to make, taste delicious and keep well. They also look lovely with their centres of sparkling red jam. They're perfect for afternoon tea, after-school or picnics. Yes, they're a bit fiddly to make but believe me, they're worth the effort!"

Ingredients: jam, desiccated coconut, milk...

"Adapted from a recipe I found on the UKTV FOOD website. This is a great lunch box alternative to sandwiches, and one that children could easily make for themselves. Except perhaps mixing the yoghurt with the cinnamon and honey. Or you could enjoy this as light meal or as a side-salad. I'd suggest Granny Smiths or Fuji apples. For some reason,..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, craisins...

"Delicious chocolate brownie swirled with creamy cheesecake mixture-Heavenly!"

Ingredients: cream cheese, eggs...

"Fresh berries are prolific in the Pacific Northwest during the summer, but we freeze them to use all year round. These are delectable in them morning or at teatime. The muffin is the perfect support for a mixture of raspberries, blueberries and blackberries, for a change try a single type. Fresh or frozen berries can be used. The topping is an extra..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs...

"Melt in your mouth, tangy lemon taste. Hard to resist!! Freezes well
I've never made these with the poppy seeds, only with the lemon rind, we love it, nice tangy taste and melt in your mouth. They have become a traditional Christmas item paired with the traditional shortbread."

Ingredients: cornstarch, fresh lemon rind...

"Jam tarts are a quintessential British teatime treat - little crispy short crust pastry rounds filled with assorted fruit jams, such as strawberry, raspberry, apricot, blackcurrant and lemon curd. They were the first things my mum taught me to bake when I was little, and in turn, I taught my daughter how to make them when she was very small. Here I..."

Ingredients: lemon curd, black currant jam...

"This goes with Cornish Miners' Pasties and makes the most outstanding pastry crust ever! Lard is the preferred "shortening" and closest to the "original" recipe. But regular shortening will work, too. Although butter would make it very rich, I've NEVER used butter in this. The crust is very light and flakey--but sturdy enough to..."

Ingredients: ice water, lard, salt...

"I got this from an older English woman at our church. It is one of our favorites. I prefer using the Italian bread crumbs but plain work just as well. The ingredients are approximations because it depends on the size of the eggs and how many you want to make. They even reheat well the next day in the microwave. Updated 11/8/05 with alternate cooking..."

Ingredients: eggs, pork sausage...

"Cucumber Sandwiches and Egg and Cress Sandwiches: traditional English high tea fare at its absolute best! The mayonnaise in the filling means that there is no need to butter the bread. I have posted this recipe, found on an English website, for the 2005 Zaar World Tour. As a child, I absolutely loved these. Posting this really low fat recipe for..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggs...

"This is a fabulous sturdy picnic or BBQ food that's guaranteed to please the meat lovers. Traditional British dish, this would have been made in the morning, put on the bottom of the shooter's bag and eaten for lunch. The orignal recipe if from Two Fat Ladies."

Ingredients: white sandwich loaf, whole wheat sandwich loaf...

"A simple and easy to whip up apple sponge cake; baked in a tray for easy serving - cut into bars or squares for picnics, school or office lunch boxes & for tea time treats! It is DIVINE served hot with cream,custard or ice cream for a great Autumn/Fall pudding. This type of cake is often called Dorset or Somerset Apple cake, but it is really quite..."

Ingredients: cooking apples, demerara sugar...