Leek and Caerphilly Welsh Rarebit

Leek and Caerphilly Welsh Rarebit

Light Bites / Soup, Winter

Leek and Caerphilly Welsh Rarebit; a traditional Welsh dish with an extra touch of Welshness via the addition of pan-fried leeks and Welsh Caerphilly cheese. Welsh Rarebit is posh cheese on toast. The bizarre rarebit title comes from an old Welsh folkore reference to...
Welsh Cawl {lamb and root vegetable soup}

Welsh Cawl {lamb and root vegetable soup}

Light Bites / Soup, Spring

A bowl full of tradition Cawl is a thrifty traditional Welsh soup dish, dating back to the 14th Century. Recipes vary from kitchen to kitchen in Wales, and are often passed down through families. It is really very simple – a soup made from a cheap cut of red...
Welsh Cakes for St David’s Day

Welsh Cakes for St David’s Day

Baking

Mum’s Welsh Cakes   St David’s day, 1st March, every year without fail my Mum made Welsh Cakes. My Welsh speaking Mum used to call them ‘Pice ar y maen’. She would stand at the stove for hours, flipping the little cakes, watching they didn’t burn,...