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…
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…
It took five attempts to arrive at what I think is possibly the best lemon drizzle cake I’ve ever made. You might be thinking, how hard can it be? Surely not? In my defense, it is not as if I haven’t made a lemon drizzle before, but a yoghurt lemon drizzle cake with a plush spongy texture, bright lemony zing…
Dessert is that little something sweet at the end of a glorious gathering that lingers deliciously in the mouth. Here are ten Heritage Day dessert recipes that will elicit a few oohs and aahs from your guests, most of which, can be prepared ahead of time. This Milk Tart Mousse Eton Mess is from the Ebook, Beautiful Home Food. It’s…
It’s easy to be intimidated when you hear, sous vide. It is in fact, the easiest and most accurate way to ensure your meat is cooked to perfection, especially when it comes to tricky cuts like fillet or lamb. Translated from French, sous vide means ‘under vacuum’. And to show you just how simple this water bath cooking method can…
If you’re heading outdoors next week to celebrate with family or catching up with friends, here are some of my most loved and regularly made Salads and Sides for Heritage Day. Once you’ve made a Life changing Wild rice salad, you’ll be hooked. Simple ingredients and exuberant greens that go with just about anything. If you’re at all besotted with grain…
