If you only try one new recipe over Christmas, make it this one. I came up with the idea last Christmas when I was looking for a lighter alternative to Christmas pudding. The glorious thing about it, apart from the taste – which is best described as Christmas in a bowl – is that as
Christmas Pudding Ice Cream
December 3rd, 2014Elderflower Cordial
June 5th, 2014Click the link for Elderflower & Strawberry Jelly – a real show stopper! Last week I realised it’s the simple things in life that make me happiest. I had one of those rare and perfect moments of total contentment meandering through the countryside enjoying the English weather at its best. Uplifting blue skies and a warm
Purple Sprouting Brocolli
April 24th, 2014If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably bought purple sprouting broccoli because you were attracted to the contrasting colours. No doubt then, disappointment took over when those purple heads swiftly turned dark green during cooking, making it look pretty much the same as ordinary broccoli. So one rainy afternoon I decided to don my ‘Heston’
The Ultimate Chocolate Cake Perfect For Easter
April 18th, 2014The ultimate chocolate cake. A deliciously rich, moist & utterly luscious dark chocolate cake with the most wonderfully intense chocolatey taste & ganache icing
Salmon En Croute – Dressed To Impress
April 3rd, 2014Farmed salmon is relatively cheap and readily available, making it the perfect choice for a main course if you’re on a budget and planning a lazy gathering. But rather than poaching it, you could, for very little extra effort bake the salmon wrapped in a blanket of puff pastry. Do this and you automatically elevate
Ratatouille
March 21st, 2014You can’t fail to have noticed there’s a lot of spring lamb in the shops right now and one of the nicest accompaniments to lamb is ratatouille so long as it’s made well. But the chances are your experience of this classic Mediterranean dish may have been a gloopy mess consisting of slimy aubergines and