There are scalloped potato recipes and then there are these garlic cream scalloped potatoes. The sauce is unctuously smooth, with a mellow garlicky-ness that flatters rather than overwhelms. Blistered until soufflé-like and yieldingly soft, I think it might just be the ultimate potato bake. What makes a good potato bake? It could be plenty of caramelised onions, stretchy cheese or…
There are scalloped potato recipes and then there are these garlic cream scalloped potatoes. The sauce is unctuously smooth, with a mellow garlicky-ness that flatters rather than overwhelms. Blistered until soufflé-like and yieldingly soft, I think it might just be the ultimate potato bake. What makes a good potato bake? It could be plenty of caramelised onions, stretchy cheese or…
Of all the brownies I’ve made over the years, these Blueberry brownies are the most made, loved and requested recipe of them all. I made them for a healthy baking class several years back and we still love it, especially in summer when blueberries are in season, although frozen berries can will bridge a seasonal gap. During the class, I…
Pavlova is pure dessert escapism. All that crispy on the outside, chewy in the middle marshmallow trappings that are impossible to resist. Layered with vanilla yoghurt cream, tart raspberries and Turkish delight nuggets, this Persian Pavlova dips into the exoticism of the Middle East. Rosewater and cardamom rounds out the flavours with subtle skill. Besides being the number one gluten…
Apart from casually stirring an onion or two until sweet, glossy and collapsed, there’s hardly any effort needed to make this Chicken and tarragon cream pasta. The sauce is a familiar one. White wine and cream with fresh tarragon for a peppery liquorice-ness that’s bright, bordering on bitter. It counters the richness of the creamy sauce perfectly. Add as much…
Chocolate is the ultimate dessert trump card. It’s flawlessly smooth, rich and evocatively indulgent. In support of the world’s most loved bean, here are ten sensational national chocolate day recipes to sweeten the day. Over the past 6 years of blogging, this simple but by no means unimpressive no-bake chocolate walnut tart, has been a star recipe. It’s quietly elegant, outrageously…
Yesterday was World Pasta Day. To celebrate the glorious life of slippery noodles and cheese, I’ve bundled together fifteen World Pasta Day recipes. From easy 10 minute stove top pastas to cheesy oven bakes, the recipes are pure Italian-style comfort food. For my Green Pesto Pasta I add fresh garden peas, courgette spaghetti and roast cherry tomatoes. The tomatoes aren’t essential, but…
If you’re a regular visitor to the blog you’ll know, we’re not shy when it comes to dessert. While no one really needs dessert, it’s the ‘wow’ that brings memorable closure to any meal. As much as first impressions are lasting, so too is the lingering taste of something joyously sweet that dances on the tongue. These roasted plums with Rosé syllabub…
There’s nothing that says summer quite like strawberries and cream. And when it comes casual summer desserts, ice cream and frozen yoghurt are the frozen support you need for relaxed summer entertaining. My roasted strawberry frozen yoghurt is bright and fruity, with puddles of jammy strawberries swirled throughout. It doesn’t really need a cookie to complete it, but then, when were…
Next week I’ll be sharing a rather special recipe that calls for home-baked cookies. These crisp coconut cookies will be perfect for then. In case you missed our conversation on the difference between cookies and biscuits here’s a quick recap. Cookies are generally crisp and golden around the edges with a soft, chewy centre. The character of a biscuit is crisp…
Diana Henry thought it worth dedicating an entire book to chicken recipes for every day and every mood. Julia Childs believes one can judge a good cook by the quality of his or hers roast chicken and, Ina Garten says she can do it in her sleep. Roast the perfect chicken, that is. Besides being in the top ten most searched…
