Archive For August 2024
From BBC Food Battenburg cake is a true classic for afternoon tea. The Hairy Bikers’ recipe makes it foolproof. Ingredients For the cake 175g/6oz softened butter, plus extra for greasing 175g/6oz golden caster sugar 3 free-range eggs 175g/6oz self-raising flour ½ tsp vanilla extract red food colouring paste For the covering 6…
From BBC Food The combination of vanilla and strawberry makes this jam perfect for using in desserts. It’s also lovely spread on fresh warm scones or spooned into yoghurt at breakfast. You’ll need a jam thermometer for this recipe. Ingredients 325g/11½oz (about 2) very hard pears 500g/1lb 2oz firm strawberries, hulled 400g/14oz granulated or…
Jane Grigson is the author of The Mushroom Feast and is one of Britain’s most celebrated food writers. Her untimely death in 1990 left a big gap in food journalism. Her legacy is a list of amazing books and daughter Sophie who has taken up the baton of culinary education in fine fashion. The Mushroom…
by Chrissie Walker These truffles are delicious and a bit different from the usual dark chocolate truffles for after a fine dinner. A tray of both would be rather smart, though. For Christmas a garnish of dried cranberries would be beautiful, for Easter perhaps top with an edible violet. Ingredients: 300ml double cream 300g…
This is a fruity and sparkling cocktail from Sainsbury’s. Raspberry Prosecco Cocktail is the perfect summer drink Raspberry Prosecco Cocktail Ingredients 2 tsp Chambord black raspberry liqueur 1 tbsp fresh raspberries 1 bottle prosecco, to top up Method Spoon 1 tsp raspberry liqueur into each flute, then drop in a few raspberries. Hold a spoon…
From Delia Smith This is best of all made with wild brambles, which seem to have twice as much flavour as the cultivated kind. If you want a larger pie to serve eight people, use a 3 pint (1.75 litre) pie dish and a pie funnel, and double all the ingredients. Serves 4…
We might think that Japanese curry is a new invention. Perhaps Japanese tourists discovered the recipe for curry on recent trips to the Subcontinent. But, no! It’s a tradition adopted from the British Navy and has been popular for a century or so. If one visits Japan and has the opportunity to stroll around a…
This warming cocktail recipe is from the BBC. Hot Buttered Rum is perfect for the cooler evenings Hot Buttered Rum Ingredients 100ml rum 200ml water 25g butter 1 blood orange , zested and juiced 4 cloves 1 star anise 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 bay leaf 1 tsp maple syrup Method Heat all the ingredients in a pan until hot but not boiling, while stirring….
From Whole Foods Market Serves 12 Here’s some game day strategy for you! Add nutrient variety and subtract cost by substituting peas for some of the avocado. Green Pea Guacamole tastes great, and just like traditional guacamole, you can keep it on the healthy side by serving this smooth and tangy dip with fresh,…