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What do you get the Brit who has everything? (Because let's face it, if you're a Brit, you already have wit, charm, and an accent enviable by the entire North American continent...what more could you really want??) A Brown Betty.  Reaching peak popularity in the Victorian Era, Brown Betty teapots were - and still are -created from clay originating in the Stoke-On-Trent area.  Why is it called a Brown Betty?...

OK, so there's no one way to eat an Easter Egg. What type of Easter Egg eater are you?  The crusher. You know the ones. They take the beautifully formed, delicate, hollow egg...and they smash it. Efficient? Maybe. Sacrilegious? Definitely. Good thing there's still an egg for the crusher. Check it out here.  The saver. They just keep that egg sitting around, maybe even unopened, because they're "saving it". Gig's...

Over the years, Christmas puddings have evolved from a fasting meal, to plum pudding, to what is eaten today.  Today, English Christmas puddings are made from dried fruits held together by egg and suet. They are often moistened with treacle and molasses and contain spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Christmas puddings have a high alcohol content, which keeps them from going bad as they are aged anywhere from...