Essential British Experiences:
- Afternoon tea – nothing beats fresh scones
- Sunday roast – but not on the same day as afternoon tea….that would make you vomit
- Spending a weekend in the country in wellies and barbour jackets
- Queueing half naked for a club in the middle of winter
- Horse riding
- For all you Londoners: Secret Cinema is a must!
- Clay pigeon shooting – be sure to rest the gun correctly on your shoulder, otherwise you may end up with painful bruises… not that I’m speaking from my own experience
- Sunday brunch – one of my favourite things about the brits – eggs benedict, royale, pancakes, bacon, sausages… you need to try them all!
- Stand up comedy
- Watch a musical – a must see for everyone: Book of Mormon
- Have a drink at Aqua Shard – the view is priceless
- Renting a barclays boris bike and trying to look all cool while removing it from the docking station as an attempt not to look like a tourist…. I clearly failed at this
- Running/walking for charity
- Up your drinking to british level for one week and see how your liver responds
- Watching a Premier League football game – if you’re lucky you might learn a new word or two if you’re sat next to intellectuals with a rather broad vocabulary of swear words…highly entertaining.
- Acting all upperclass and watching a horse-race, merely as an excuse to dress up in one of those fancy hats
- Watch the Oxford-Cambridge boat race
- Picnic on Primrose Hill with strawberries and Pimm’s
- Renting a pedalo in Hyde Park after having wandered around Kensington Gardens
- Hunting with horses and hounds
- Experiencing a tube strike…. London just wouldn’t be the same without one of these fun days
- I’m not even going to start on art, restaurant, bar and drinking experiences… the list would be miles long… but the above should keep nouveau brits busy for a while
This recipe ties in perfectly with the above as, in my eyes, it is an english classic. No dessert is simpler or better than a good old crumble with custard. It is hearty, warming and a perfect finish for any menu. Funnily enough, just as I served this crumble, my mother called me. I told her I had made crumble with custard for some guests….. I have never had anyone with so much food envy and excitement on the other side of the phone: she was ecstatic about the custard. At least I now know what dessert I shall be making when she comes to visit ;-).
Apple Crumble with Cinnamon Custard
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