Afternoon tea. You don’t have to be British and you don’t have to be a six-year-old girl to have fun with this idea. Hosting an afternoon tea is a sweet way to let your girlfriends know you appreciate them.

Tender, fall apart chunks of beef with mushrooms in the most incredible gravy ever. The secret ingredient - Dried Porcini Mushrooms! They add a savoury earthiness that can't be replicated and takes this pie to the next level.

Tourtière, also known as pork pie or meat pie, is a traditional French-Canadian pie served by generations of French-Canadian families throughout Canada and New England on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. It is made from a combination of ground meat, onions, spices, and herbs baked in a traditional piecrust.

The Yorkshire pudding mix can be made two or three days before and kept in the fridge. Be sure to make the baking tray piping hot, says Mr. Ramsay, so that when the cold batter hits, the puddings will puff up. Once ladled into the tray, sprinkle with coarse salt, and then once in the oven, leave the door closed. "Treat it like a soufflé." Try this with a roast and gravy but they are so good that you can have them with anything! I included the minimum amount of resting time in the prep time…

How to Make Perfect Roasted Potatoes (English Style Roast Potatoes) - forget mashed!...roast those potatoes! Learn how to create a crispy outside with a steaming fluffy inside every time. Great with roast chicken, beef or pork and wonderful served with roasted garlic and sour cream. Soooo delicious.

An overnight rest makes for extra-tasty Yorkshire puddings.

Toad in the Hole is a much loved British comfort food dish comprised of sausages and Yorkshire Pudding. I love to serve it with roast potatoes and gravy.

Wrap fat sausages in streaky bacon for a posh version of a British classic - perfect comfort food for the whole family

Devonshire (or clotted) cream is the quintessential accompaniment to scones: creamy, a little tangy, and a bit nutty.

How To Make Cucumber Tea Sandwiches - Inspired by my tea experiences in London, as well as my obsession for all things Downton Abbey, I had to make cucumber tea sandwiches at home. This British tea tradition is simple to make, but there are a few helpful tricks to it.

Light and dainty english scones are sophisticated, yet unbelievably easy to make. It’s practically impossible to mess up.

Fancy Bubble and Squeak Recipe | British and Irish Food About.com

Is welsh rarebit the world's best cheese on toast – or do you have a better version?

Recipe video above. Everybody loves a good sausage recipe, and this is the great British classic! Affectionately known as "Bangers and Mash" to Aussies and Brits, this is so easy to make, you will never ever use a store bought gravy powder!

This beef stroganoff is a delicious meal in its own right, but make it into these flaky, buttery pies and this dish gets taken to a whole new level!

The great thing about this recipe is that it works on equal measures of volume and so there is no weighing or measuring as such. So, if there are only two of you, use a very small cup - if there's a crowd, use a big cup, jug or a mug.