Cava Royale
From Morrisons A classy, sparkling tipple to accompany a festive toast. Ingredients Crème de Cassis 1 bottle Monasteriolo Brut Cava Method Pour...
Twelve-Spice Biscuits with Spiced Mascarpone Cream – recipe
These delightful Twelve-Spice Biscuits are an ideal accompaniment to a nice cup of tea on winter afternoons, but they are also key to this rich...
Disaronno Amaretto and Cranberry Cooler
From Morrisons Herbs and fruits in apricot kernel oil go into making this rich amber amaretto liqueur. Ingredients 25ml Disaronno Amaretto 25ml Russian...
Rose Prosecco Cocktail
From BBC Food Try Sophie Dahl’s delicate and fragrant take on a champagne cocktail – perfect for special occasions or summer parties. Ingredients...
Carrot Cake Loaf
From Sainsbury’s A delicious light carrot cake, ideal for sharing. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 35 Minutes Cooling Time: 20 ...
Cosmopolitan
From BBC Food Make like a Manhattan socialite with this classy cocktail. Chill the glasses in the freezer beforehand for an ice-cold tipple à...
Spiced Chocolate Pecan Pie
From Sainsbury’s A chocolate pud as featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 60 Minutes Ingredients 1 x 375g...
Heidelberg – Elegant and Sweet – travel review
Heidelberg is picture perfect, well preserved and a working town. There are alleys, boutiques, cafés, restaurants, stunning churches, statues and history at every turn, but...
Dirty Martini
Dirty Martini is a classic cocktail with a hint sharpness from brine. Ingredients 70ml/2fl oz gin 1 tbsp dry vermouth 2 tbsp olive brine 1...
Boozy Christmas Pudding
From Sainsbury’s A pudding that’s jam packed with fruit and liquor and full of rich festive flavour. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 30 Minutes...
Cinnamon Sour Cocktail Recipe
Cinnamon Sour is an exotic and simple cocktail and ideal for winter. Try flavoured vodka with this one too! Ingredients 1½ Parts Vodka ¾ Part...
Cherry Mince Pies
From Sainsbury’s Mince pies topped with meringue and marachino cherries Serves: 12 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 23 Minutes Ingredients 125g shortcrust...
Fantastico – Modern Italian Food by Gino D’Acampo – review
Fantastico – Modern Italian Food is Gino D’Acampo’s first book and it’s a fine one. The photography is superb, the recipes clear and the “hand-written”...
Hakushika Sake Blossom Cocktail
Hakushika offer another delicious and simple cocktail – Sake Blossom. Perfect for the end of winter and early spring. Glass: Glass goblet Garnish: Improvise Ingredients:...
Christmas Lebkuchen – recipe
This is one of the most quintessentially Christmassy cookies. They are rich, spicy and iconic, being so easily cut and decorated. Here is a version...
Fizzy Mulled Cranberry Juice – Jamie Oliver
This looks, smells and tastes like Christmas. It’s warming and also a great one for the kids. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 10 Minutes Cooking...
Carob Chip Cookies
From Sainsbury’s Sweet biscuits with a chocolate topping. Serves: makes 20 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 20 Minutes Ingredients 75g margarine 50g...
Onikoroshi Honjozo Sake – drinks review
Founded around 1720 in Takayama Hida in Japan, Oita Shuzo brewery has been producing sake ever since. This is a beautiful region with several noteworthy...
Teacher’s Hot Toddy
Ingredients: 50ml Teacher’s Whisky 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar Cardamom Cinnamon The juice of 2 wedges of lemon The juice of 1 wedge of orange 37.5ml...
White Chocolate Brownies (blondies)
From BBC Food Ingredients For the brownies 225g/8oz caster sugar 4 free-range eggs 225g/8oz butter, melted, plus extra for greasing 150g/5½oz plain flour, sifted...