This little gem of a recipe was originally one of my Grandma’s favourites. However, over the years I have changed and (I hope) improved it. I was so keen on these as a kid I would sit in front of the oven and watch them bake,...
Read MoreLots of things differentiate North from South. The way we say ‘bath’ or ‘grass’. A propensity for baker’s baps. The ability to buy a house without entering into a Faustian pact with the bank. Owning...
Read MorePease pudding hot, pease pudding cold, Pease pudding in the pot nine days old, Some like it hot, some like it cold, Some like it in the pot nine days old. And that’s the real question – do you have your pease pudding hot or...
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Sometimes of an evening I trip down to the local corner shop for wine and cake....
Read MoreIn the first of a new series on traditional Northern scran by the Northern Soul team, Karen Connolly reminisces about The Wigan Kebab. Raised in Wigan by an English mother and a Sicilian father, I was fortunate to enjoy a diet...
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