Yorkshire Puddings: Food Of Olympians

Haven't we done well in the 2012 Olympics? Our athletes have done us proud giving us lots of great and awe inspiring performances and especially for me the athletes from Yorkshire. If Yorkshire was a country we would have come 15th in the medals table - ahead of countries like Spain and Brazil. One of my favourite highlights was watching Alaister Brownlee coming first in the Triathlon with his brother Jonny not far behind in third, and guess what ....

Yorkshire puddings - the secret recipe to Brownlee brothers' success

ITV News

"Great Britain's Brownlee brothers celebrate their Olympic medals on Tuesday. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Wire/Press Association Images. Alistair Brownlee has revealed a diet of Yorkshire puddings and pies helped him become the men's Olympic triathlon ...ITV News" http://www.itv.com/news/2012-08-08/yorkshire-puddings-the-secret-recipe-to-brownlee-brothers-success/

Our ladies boxing gold medalist Nicola Adams backs Yorkshire puddings too:

London Olympics 2012: Yorkshire is the county of champions Nick Harris

Daily Mail

"'It must be all those Yorkshire puddings,' she said in the aftermath of her historic boxing gold medal, the first ever won by a woman at an Olympic Games. When Luke Campbell, proud son of Hull, fought his way to a boxing gold medal by defeating Ireland ...Daily Mail" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2187033/London-Olympics-2012-Yorkshire-county-champions-Nick-Harris.html%3Fito%3Dfeeds-newsxml

I'm sure there will be lots of roast beef and Yorkshire pudding dinners eaten in London today, the final day of the 2012 Olympics, by the competitors who we are proud of, and visitors from many nations.

Of course there are many other ways of eating Yorkshire puddings besides with the Sunday roast, this week we have linked to a menu for Lobster Yorkshire Puddings With Corn Butter Sauce. That sounds scrumptious.

Lobster Yorkshire Puddings with Corn Butter Sauce: LobFest 2012 ...

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"Sheila Veronessa of Brooklyn, NY, made her first trip to Maine with a memorable visit to the Maine Lobster Festival. Her entry in the Seafood Cooking Contest for ...blog.mainefoodandlifestyle.com/.../lobster-yorkshire-puddings..." http://blog.mainefoodandlifestyle.com/2012/08/lobster-yorkshire-puddings-with-corn-butter-sauce-lobfest-2012-finalist.html

As our athletes need to stay healthy, here we have a video claiming to show you how to cook the best healthy Yorkshire puds. Not a traditional recipe where you only use one egg and can use half water, half milk. The tray must be really good non stick too, otherwise you would have to use some hot oil or juices from the meat to ensure that they don't stick. These also look a bit too brown so perhaps 25 minutes is a bit too long.

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