Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes Home Page

Welcome to Celtnet Recipes — Here you will find thousands of recipes, all catalogued and indexed. In addition you will have access to rcipe-related articles and the recipe discussion forums of this site. As you will note, the site is gaining a new 'look and feel', mostly as it has grown so much that it requires a massive overhaul. Please be patient as the canges slowly trickle through the site. I am hoping that all these changes will serve to make your visit a more pleasant and interesting one.

This page is a portal to the recipes site as a whole. From here you will be able to search the recipes site, get a taste of the articles already written and see a selection of the posts submitted. If you want to browse the recipes then simply click on one of the recipe categories below. I have catalogued the recipes here by meal type, ingredient type, historical period and region of the world. The total number of recipes has now broken the 10000 entry barrier (with African recipes, British Recipes and Wild Food Recipes being the speciality) and there are now 10495 recipes in the database with almost 100 recipes are added every week, so come back often!

As the first page of my recipe site this page gives you a portal into the remainder of the recipe site. The site itself is undergoing a huge re-shaping and I'm hopig to make it far more navigable... So that it's easier for you to find the recipes you need. With over 10000 recipes now in the database (and growing weekly) that's not an easy task. But you can use the links below to navigate to the main sections of this site:


Recipes sorted by main meal types:

Accompaniments to Main Courses Breads, Cakes and Pastries Breakfast Recipes
Dessert Drinks Main Course
Sauces and Jams Snacks Spice Blend
Starters ** Newest Recipes **


Recipes sorted by meal type and main ingredient:

Bean Recipes Beef Recipes Biscuit / Cookie Recipes
Bread Recipes Cake Recipes Cheese Recipes
Chicken Recipes Chilli Recipes Chocolate Recipes
Cocktail Recipes Curry Recipes Egg Recipes
Fish Recipes Fowl Recipes Fruit Recipes
Game Recipes Greens Recipes Herb-based Recipes
Ice Cream and Sorbet Recipes Lamb Recipes Meat Recipes
Milk and Milk-based Recipes Mushroom Recipes Nut Recipes
Offal / Speciality Meats Pasta Recipes Pie Recipes
Pizza Recipes Pork Recipes Potato Recipes
Rice Dishes Salad Recipes Seafood Recipes
Soups Staple Carbohydrate Recipes Recipes for Sweets and Candies
Vegetarian Recipes Wild Food Recipes




Recipes sorted by main cooking method:

Baking Recipes Braising Recipes Brewing Recipes
Crockpot/Slow Cooker Recipes Frying Recipes Grilling and Barbecuing Recipes
Jams, Preserves and Pickles Roasting Recipes Salad Recipes
Sauce Recipes Soup Recipes Steaming Recipes
Recipes for Stews (Stewing)


Recipes sorted by main regions of the world:

African Recipes Recipes from the Americas Arabian Recipes
Asian Recipes European Recipes Fusion Recipes
Indian Recipes Oceanian Recipes


Recipes for special occasions:

Recipes for Special Occasions, Home
Christmas Recipes Easter Recipes Halloween Recipes
St David's Day Recipes St Valentine's Day Recipes


Recipes by historical period:

  Ancient   Roman   Medieval
  Elizabethan   Traditional   Modern
  Welsh (Cymric) Recipes   Scottish Recipes   English Recipes
  British Recipes


Classic Cuisines — Some countries have yielded a number of the world's great cuisines. Here I present links to the recipe lists for a number of those countries:

French Recipes Indian Recipes Italian Recipes
Moroccan Recipes Turkish Recipes


You can also fetch recipes and other culinary information by:

Alphabetical Listing Recipe Search Region of the World
Historical Period Meal Type Guide to Herbs
Guide to Spices Glossary of Culinary Terms Guide to Wild Foods
Cook's Mass and Weight Conversions Cook's Volume Conversions Cook's Temperature Conversions


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Kenyan Chicken Tikka

This classic Kenya recipe for Kenyan Chicken Tikka is made from chicken, tomato puree, curry powder, garlic, oil, salt and black pepper, tamarind juice, cayenne pepper, sugar with: chicken and tamarinds as main constituent(s). This is a: Meat dish.

Bahamanian Bread Pudding

This classic Bahamas recipe for Bahamanian Bread Pudding is made from milk, cherries, mixed spice, brown sugar, eggs, raisins, vanilla extract, bread with: milk and bread as main constituent(s). This is a: Dessert dish.

Crisp Paupiette of Sea Bass in Red-wine Sauce

This French recipe for Crisp Paupiette of Sea Bass in Red-wine Sauce is made from sea bass fillets, salt and freshly-ground black pepper, thyme, baking potatoes, butter, leeks, oil, shallots, white mushrooms, chicken stock, barolo wine, double cream, chives with: fish and potatoes as main constituent(s). This is a: Fish dish.

Armenian Basturma

This classic Armenia recipe for Armenian Basturma is made from beef, onions, basil, black pepper, red wine vinegar with: beef and vinegar as main constituent(s). This is a: Meat dish.

Blackcurrant Cheesecake

This classic British recipe for Blackcurrant Cheesecake is made from butter, caster sugar, digestive biscuits or macaroons, mascarpone cheese, eggs, rum, lemon zest, lemon juice, blackcurrant jam, plain flour, caster sugar, double cream, blackcurrants with: cheese and fruit as main constituent(s). This is a: Breads, Cakes and Pastries dish.

Turkey Etouffee

This classic American recipe for Turkey Etouffee is made from butter, onions, bell pepper, celery, garlic, tomatoes, chicken stock, cream of turkey soup, salt, black pepper, white pepper, turkey, parsley with: turkey and tomatoes as main constituent(s). This is a: Meat dish.

Chocolate Blancmange

This classic British recipe for Chocolate Blancmange is made from cornflour, milk, caster sugar, plain chocolate, almond essence with: milk and chocolate as main constituent(s). This is a: Dessert dish.

Hot Pepper Jelly

This classic American recipe for Hot Pepper Jelly is made from green or red bell peppers, hot chillies, sugar, white wine vinegar, salt, pectin with: vegetables and chillies as main constituent(s). This is a: Sauces and Jams dish.

Chirizu (Spicy Dipping Sauce)

This classic Japan recipe for Chirizu (Spicy Dipping Sauce) is made from sake, daikon, mooli, spring onions, soy sauce, lemon juice, shichini togarashi, japanese seven-spice powder, msg with: vegetables and spices as main constituent(s). This is a: Sauces and Jams dish.

Duck Bortsch

This classic Poland recipe for Duck Bortsch is made from duck, bacon, beef, beef bones, bayleaf, cloves, cabbages, onions, leeks, celery, garlic, salt and black pepper, beetroot, vinegar, sugar, sour cream or yoghurt with: meat and vegetables as main constituent(s). This is a: Meat dish.

Waffles for Breakfast - The Art of Waffle Cooking

By gwydion | Published 2008-09-30 14:57:04 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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This article gives an introduction to the history of that classic breakfast food, the waffle, starting form the Medieval European origins to the invention of the classic American waffle. Recipes for traditional and chiffon waffles are also given as well as some ideas of how to adapt and very these classic recipes.

Cooking with Beans - Simple Bean Recipes

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-20 14:41:33 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Beans are a classic storage food and have been a staple of the human diet for millennia. In recent decades, however, we have forgotten just how useful and versatile beans are. Here is a brief description of the importance of beans, with two classic bean recipes for you to try.

The Origins of Biscuits and Cookies

By gwydion | Published 2008-08-22 15:53:26 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Learn a little about the origins of British biscuits and American cookies and how these classic baked goods differ from one another. Also presented is a recipe for a classic American chocolate chip cookie and a traditional British tea-time biscuit.

Drinks Recipes - The Quest for Safe Drinks

By gwydion | Published 2008-11-03 14:22:44 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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When you examine the history of drinks, what you see is the attempt by human civilizations to render drinking water safe. This article gives an introduction to the ways various civilizations have chosen to make water safe to drink as well as providing two recipes for a fruit juice drink and a spice infusion of lemongrass.

Pizzas Made Easy

By gwydion | Published 2008-09-24 13:21:46 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Pizzas have become a staple of modern cooking and a staple of fast food. The known history of pizzas stretch back over 2000 years, from topped flatbreads depicted in Pompeii to the first 'true' Neapolitan pizzas of the 1890s to the sweet pizzas of the 1980s. Here the recipes for a classic savoury pizza crust and a modern sweet pizza crust are presented. Once you can create a pizza crust to perfection then the remainder of the pizza is easy!

How to Prepare the Perfect Pastry

By gwydion | Published 2008-10-10 15:07:59 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Pastry is one of the most basic components of cooking, needed for pies, tarts and cake bases of many types. It originates in the ancient method of applying a paste of flour and water to baked meats to protect them in the fire. But, in the Middle Ages fats were added and modern pastry was born. Learn a little about the different pastry types and see a recipe for a traditional classic flaky pastry.

How to Prepare a Vegetable Pot Roast

By gwydion | Published 2008-02-29 20:49:10 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Pot roasts are the preserve of the meat-eater as they need a solid lump of meat to make them work. The difficulty of producing a vegetable pot roast is in replicating the job of the meat in the dish. This recipe does that and allows vegetarians to enjoy the texture and flavour of this classic dish.

Review of 'Leiths Cookery Bible'

By gwydion | Published 2008-04-15 18:54:39 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Prue Leiths' 'Leiths Cookery Bible' is one of those books that you never new you couldn't do without. It is the one cookery book that you need on your bookshelf (not that it will stay there very long). To find out why this book is so indispensible why not read the review now?

Classic Recipes from Scotland

By gwydion | Published 2008-05-29 21:42:59 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Scottish cookery swings from the essential spartan nature of Highland Cookery, where the most is made of scant ingredients, to the richness of the recipes of the East Coast ports and border towns. Despite its reputation as something of a joke (which is, at least partially, deserved) Scottish cookery is alive and vibrant and represents a fusion of good ingredients, old recipes and modern techniques. Here, recipes are provided for a traditional highland meal and this is contrasted with a traditional rich cake.

The Recipes of Nigeria

By gwydion | Published 2008-08-08 18:05:06 | 2008 Recipes and Cookery Articles |

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Nigeria has a very vibrant and dynamic culture and this is reflected in the country's food. Staples remain stews ('soups' in West African parlance) and staples based on grains, cassava flour and millet. Here you will see two authentic Nigerian recipes to help you gain a flavour for this country's cuisines.


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