Thomas – Our Recipes

Cooking with the Buchanans, Rasmussens, Widmanns, family and friends

Tacos de lengua

Veal tongue becomes simultaneously soft and crispy when cooked this way.

A traditional Danish set dessert made from caramelised sugar and milk, set with gelatine and served with whipped cream. Mild,

Dougie shared this recipe for sloe gin with me shortly before he died, with explicit orders (see the notes below).

This is the recipe I used for the mince pies I made in 2025.

Kids always love making these for Christmas.

Rich, silky, not too sweet.

Nice way to use a turkey leg.

This is Idith (my grandmother)'s old recipe.

A delicious cornbread that goes well with spareribs, corn on the cob and coleslaw.