Recipes & Menus

 

BREAKFAST

Eggs Benedict 

Eggs Chesapeake

Kedgeree

Moroccan Scrambled Eggs

Perfect Fried Eggs

Scrambled Eggs

 

DRINKS AND COCKTAILS

Americano

Black Velvet

Bloody Mary

Campari & Soda

Champagne Cocktail

Dennnis Wheatley’s Bloody Mary

Dennis Wheatley’s Nectarine Gin

Dennis Wheatley’s Whisky Sour

Dry Martini

Eggnog

Gin and Tonic

Ginger Beer

Gooseberry Gin

Hintlesham White Lady

Margarita

Mint Juleep

Mulled Cider

Orange Blossom No. 1

Pink Gin

Seville Orange Gin

Sloe Gin

The Graham Greene Cocktail

The Pegu Club Cocktail

Vodka Bullshot

Wassail

Whiskey Sour

 

CANAPÉS

Devilled Quail's Eggs

Miniature Blini Canapes with Herring, Keta Caviar and Dill

Stuffed Peppadews

Zucchini Fritters

 

SOUP

Austerity Chicken Broth

Azziz of Marrakech's courgette soup

Black Bean Soup

Clear Gazpacho Soup

Crab and Sweetcorn Soup

Cream of Cider and Onion Soup

French Cabbage Soup with Diced Bacon

Harry's Bar Minestrone Soup

Jerusalem Artichoke Soup

Mushroom Soup

Polish White Borscht

Russian Lemon Soup

Smoked Haddock Chowder

 

FIRST COURSE

Avocado and Tomato Ice with Horseradish

Avocado Bering

Courgette and Thyme Risotto

Crispy Squid

Edouard de Pomiaine's Snails

Eggs Drumkilbo

Jellied Essence of Tomato

Kipper Pâté

Mock Foie Gras Pâté

Mrs Kennedy's Green Risotto

Potted Crayfish in Tomato Consommé

Potted Shrimps

Prawn Cocktail

Scallop Mousse with Butter and Chive Sauce

Shirred Eggs with Scallops

Smoked Eel with Horseradish Sauce

Snaffles Mousse

Tarragon Soufflé

Wild Garlic Risotto

 

FISH

Cod with Parsley Sauce

The Duke of Windsor's Haddock Soufflé

Fish in Almond and Coriander Sauce

Fish and Chips

Gravlax

Grilled Mackerel with Goosberry Sauce

Haddock Monte Carlo

Marinated Haddock with Prawns and Dill

Maryland Crab Cakes

Mexican Prawn Ceviche

Midsummer Poached Salmon

Mussels in Cider

Raymond Blanc's Braised Cod with Boulangere Potatoes

Red Mullet with Cream of Cumin Sauce

Rum Butter Shrimp

Scallop Mousse with Butter and Chive Sauce

The Greasy Spoon's Lobster Thermidor

Skate with Black Butter Sauce

Smoked Eel with Horseradish Sauce

Soused Mackerel with Cider and Thyme

Squid in Black Ink

 

BEEF

Beef Stroganoff

Beef Wellington

Chili

Goulash 

Ragu Bolognese 

Steak Tartare

 

POULTY

Balmoral Chicken with Whisky Sauce

Bang Bang Chicken

Basque Chicken

Chicken Curry (English Style)

Chicken Kiev

Chicken Maryland

Chicken Teriyaki

Chicken Veronique

Coq au Vin

Coronation Chicken

Jambalaya

Marlene Dietrich's Viennese Baked Chicken

Poulet Forestiere

The Ivy's Chicken Masala

Tom Ripley's Venetian Lemon Chicken

 

PORK AND HAM

Boiled Bacon and Cabbage with Parsley Sauce

Coca-Cola Ham

Ham in a Juniper Sauce

Roasted Christmas Ham with Cider

 

LAMB and MUTTON

Irish Stew

Jackie Kennedy's Shepherd's Pie

Lancashire Hot Pot

Moroccan Lamb Koftas in Tomato Sauce

Moussaka

Neck of Lamb Sauté

Poached Mutton with Caper Sauce

Rogan Josh

 

GAME

Cajun Duck Gumbo with Smoked Sausage and Shrimp

Duc a l'Orange

Goose in a Garlic and Grape Sauce

Guineafowl in a Cognac and Chive Sauce with Parsnip Chips

Pheasant Casserole

Pheasant with Juniper Butter and Pear

Roast Duck with Tangy Orange Sauce

Venison Chili

 

OFFAL

Sauté of Calves Liver with Irish Whiskey and Tarragon

 

SAUCES, DRESSINGS AND CHUTNEYS

Anchovy Butter

Béchamel Sauce

Brandy Butter

Caper Sauce

Colonel Skinner's Mango Chutney

Cream of Tarragon and Vanilla Sauce

Cucumber and Mint Raita

Cumberland Sauce

Guacamole

Gravy

Horseradish Sauce

Horseradish and Tomato Ketchup

Hollandaise Sauce 

Italian Walnut Sauce

Mayonnaise

Piccalilli

Ragu Bolognese

Red Onion Marmalade

Sauternes Jelly

Spiced Apple Chutney

Sweetcorn Relish

The Greasy Spoon's Swedish Style Dressing

Thousand Island Dressing

Yellow Pepper Relish

 

VEGETABLES

Aloo Gobi

Baby Artichokes Barigoule

Braised Fennel with Orange and Pernod

Braised Red Cabbage

Butternut Squash with Chorizo and Tomato

Celeri Remoulade

Chestnut Stuffing

Gratin of English Marrow with Cannelleni Beans and Rocket Pesto

Italian Stuffed Tomatoes

Jugged Peas

Mushy Peas

Perfect Chips

Poatoes Dauphinoise

Ratatouille

Richard Olney's Fennel à la Grecque

Roast Potatoes

Roman Artichoke Stew

Sautéed Broad Beans

Savoy Cabbage

Savoy Cabbage and Bacon Gratin

Vichy Onions

Watercress and Roasted Shallot Purée

Welsh Potato and Leek Cakes with Mint

 

SALAD

Butter Beans with Bacon, Chili and Red Pepper

Caesar Salad 

Celeri Remoulade

Cod, Bacon and Avocado Salad

Coleslaw

Christmas Herring Salad

French Chicken Salad with Curry Vinaigerette

Salad Nicoise

Simple Green Salad

Waldorf Salad

 

SORBETS AND ICE-CREAM

Earl Grey and Orange Sorbet with Mint

Melon Sorbet with Iced Bison Vodka

Vodka Sorbet

 

PUDDING

Bananas Foster 

Bitter Chocolate Mousse

Crêpes Suzette

Elizabeth David's Fresh Figs with Orange Juice

Eton Mess

Poached Pears with Stilton and Walnut Quennelles

Russian Blinis

Sliced Oranges with Almonds and Calvados

Stone's Chop House Pancakes

Sugared Blood Oranges

The Official Greasy Spoon Christmas Pudding

White Chocolate Mousse with Cardamom

 

SAVOURIES

Devilled Kidneys

Devils on Horseback

Mushrooms on Toast

Potted Stilton

Scotch Woodcock

Welsh Rabbit

White's Club Canapé Windsor

 

TEA-TIME

Bonfire Night Toffee

Cucumber Sandwiches

Gingerbread

Hot Cross Buns

Madeleines

Marmalade

Millionaire's Shortbread

Mince Pies

Queen Alexandra's Sandwiches

The Savoy's Cream Cheese and Marmite Sandwiches

Tomato and Watercress Sandwiches

Tomato, Egg & Salad Cream Sandwiches

Traditional English Sandwiches

 

SATURDAY LUNCH OR LATE-NIGHT SUPPER

Fondue

Jackie Kennedy's Shepherd's Pie

Mark Birley's Corned Beef Hash

Omelette Arnold Bennett

Poached Eggs with Sauce Soubise

Raymond Blanc's Braised Cod with Boulangere Potatoes

Spanish Omelette

Tartiflette

Toad in the Hole with Onion Gravy

 

CHRISTMAS

Brandy Butter

Champagne Cocktail

Cumberland Sauce

Gentleman’s Relish

Indian Apple Chutney

Kedgeree

Luxury Christmas Pudding

Mulled Cider

Sloe Gin

Roast Christmas Ham with Cider