Mrs Bailey’s Devilled Kidneys with Mushrooms

The Empire was built on offal, I am just sayin’…

Chaz Brenchley

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Photo by Sébastien Marchand on Unsplash

There may be no dish more quintessentially imperial-British than a plate of devilled kidneys. This is not in fact a common sight on the Crater School breakfast-table; indeed, it has never been seen there. The silver chafing-dishes of the country-house morning do not offer a healthy diet for growing girls, as…

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Chaz Brenchley

I write. That’s what I do. Forty-five years a pro (and counting), and never a day job. Betweentimes I cook, and garden, and am very married.