Archive For November 2024
by Chrissie Walker These are sweet bites with a pleasing hit of sour from the cranberries. They are simple to make, and there’s no need for cooking so the kids can get involved too. Ingredients 100g Crazy Jack Soft Dates 40g cocoa powder (NOT drinking chocolate) 40g smooth peanut butter 30g Crazy Jack Desiccated…
When you wake in your hotel room in the beautiful green mountains of the Jura, in Eastern France, you may hear, for the first time, the iconic sound of bells – cow bells, tinkling across the valleys as the brown-and-white ladies stroll to the milking parlour (or return to the pasture, if you’re a late…
From Sainsbury’s Enjoy this moist, rich cake topped with smooth chocolate and crispy sprinkles. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 45 Minutes Ingredients 225g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 225g caster sugar, plus 60g for the icing 4 medium eggs 225g self-raising flour 100ml milk, plus 1 tablespoon 1…
From Sainsbury’s Light and airy, yet decadently moist, this is a foolproof chocolate cake that everyone will love. Serves: 12 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 350g unsalted butter or margarine, softened 200g Fairtrade caster sugar 3 medium eggs, beaten 200g Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference extra fine sponge flour, sifted…
The Trtl Pillow (pronounced ‘turtle’) has won me over. I have the ‘pleasure’ of flying long-haul very often and I am expected to hit the ground running at the other end. One might think a dozen or so hours of travel would afford plenty of time to sleep, or at least have a short doze,…
by Chrissie Walker One delicious Basque dessert is the ‘Gâteau Basque’ which is a traditional deep-filled double-crust cream pie. It’s called Etxeko biskotxa in Basque, which translates as ‘cake of the house’. Here is the basic version flavoured with a dash of spirits but one could add fruit jam at the bottom for more…
From BBC Food An easy to make tea-time treat, subtly spiced with the warming flavour of ginger. Perfect for the colder months. Ingredients 200g/7oz self-raising flour 200g/7oz sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 55g/2oz margarine, plus extra for greasing 1 free-range egg, beaten 2 tbsp golden syrup 240ml/9fl oz…