The Rare Welsh Bit

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Welsh Beef Steak Caesar Salad

Welsh Beef steak Caesar salad with wild garlic croutons - the photo shows the steak Caesar salad dressing being drizzled off a spoon.

Celebrate Beef Week (23–30 April 2026) with this PGI Welsh Beef steak Caesar salad with wild garlic croutons – a simple yet satisfying take on a classic Caesar salad recipe, ready in around 45 minutes. Steak Caesar salad takes everything that works about a traditional Caesar and builds on it, combining crisp romaine lettuce, a […] Read more…

Best Ever Welsh Rarebit Recipe

Welsh rarebit made from the Lavender and Lovage cookbook by Karen Burns-Booth

I’m going back to basics with a recipe for traditional Welsh rarebit, also known as Welsh rabbit. Perhaps one of the most popular of all traditional Welsh dishes, Welsh rarebit is often likened to cheese on toast, but it’s much more than that! In this blog post, I’ll be answering some of the most commonly […] Read more…

Traditional Welsh Ham Cawl (Ham & Root Veg Broth)

Traditional Welsh ham cawl with gammon ham

This ham cawl is a traditional Welsh gammon and root veg broth built around everyday ingredients and a slower, more considered approach to cooking. Created in line with the Welsh Government and Food & Drink Wales’ ‘Rooted in Wales’ campaign, it reflects the idea of choosing food that’s local, seasonal and close to home – […] Read more…

Korean Corn Dog Recipe with Dragon Cheese

Korean corn dogs on an oven tray, with melted cheddar cheese oozing out of one of them. Dragon Mature Welsh Cheddar is visible behind.

My Korean corn dog recipe puts a tangy twist on traditional ‘gamja hot dogs’ with melted Dragon Mature Welsh Cheddar Cheese and umami-twanged gochujang mayonnaise – the ultimate comfort food snack! My first encounter with corn dogs was on a college trip to New York at 17 – my first time abroad. These fluffy, cornmeal-battered […] Read more…

Pigs in Blankets Christmas Macaroni and Cheese

Pigs in blankets macaroni cheese in a Christmas tree-shaped oven dish

Christmas macaroni and cheese is festive comfort food at its finest! Tender macaroni in creamy, cheesy chicken and tarragon sauce; topped with juicy pigs in blankets and finished with crunchy sage and onion stuffing topping. Quick and easy to make, and a wonderful way to use up Christmas leftovers. When I was asked to create […] Read more…

Welsh Porc Faggot Recipe with Sage & Onion Gravy

Welsh porc faggots served with gravy, peas and mash, topped with crispy sage leaves

To celebrate Porc from Wales Week (24th-30th January 2022), I’m teaming up with Porc Blasus (‘Delicious Pork’) to share my Welsh porc faggot recipe – classic British meatballs packed with belly porc, porc liver, breadcrumbs, herbs and spices, in a rich sage and onion gravy. When I was a child, no outing to town (a.k.a […] Read more…

Creamy Sausage Pasta in Pumpkin, Sage & Mascarpone Sauce

Fusilli in pumpkin and mascarpone sauce, topped with sliced sausages and grated Parmigiano Reggiano

Created with autumnal comfort food in mind, this creamy sausage pasta dish makes for a great way to use up any leftover pumpkin after Halloween. If you can get hold of some canned pumpkin, there’s no reason why you can’t enjoy this at any time of the year. Sage-stuffed Cumberland sausage slices are teamed with […] Read more…