Desserts by Mary Berry – review
Mary Berry is one of those few cooks who has remained current and popular despite the fads and fashions of the fickle food industry. Mary...
Chocolate Roulade with White Chocolate Frosting
From Sainsbury’s A rich dessert of chocolate and cream. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 30 Minutes Cooling Time: 15 Minutes ...
Battenberg Cake
From BBC Food Battenburg cake is a true classic for afternoon tea. The Hairy Bikers’ recipe makes it foolproof. Ingredients For the cake...
Apple and Blackberry Pie
From Delia Smith This is best of all made with wild brambles, which seem to have twice as much flavour as the cultivated kind....
Buttermilk Pound Cake with Pimms-soaked Fruits
From BBC Food A recipe for Pimms that will last beyond the summer. This easy pound cake enjoys a side order of boozy berries....
Strawberry and Almond Crumble
From BBC Food This is a crumble of dreams. This is nothing short of alchemy: you take the vilest, crunchiest supermarket strawberries, top them...
Butternut Blondies with White Chocolate Chunks
From Whole Foods Market Makes 2 dozen Grated butternut squash and fresh nutmeg add earthy notes to these addictive sweets. To grate the squash, use...
Vegetable Charlotte
From Sainsbury’s A tasty combination of vegetables with a crisp cheesy topping, a great gluten- and wheat-free recipe. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 10 Minutes...
Jamie Oliver’s Great Britain – review
Jamie Oliver is the most successful chef in Great Britain. He graces our small screens continually and his TV series show us the idiosyncrasies of...
7-Minute Icing – recipe
7-Minute Icing or frosting is a forgiving, snowy-white icing that will hold its shape for a long time without slumping. Yes, it does demand 7...
Strawberry & Pepper Jam served with Buttery Black Pepper Scones and Goat’s Cheese – recipe
What can be more evocative of England than afternoon tea! We have water-coloured dreams of cottage gardens, or rolling lawns with summer strollers heading for...
Pomegranate Pavlova
From Sainsbury’s Crunchy meringue topped with vanilla whipped cream and tangy fruit. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooking time: 150 Minutes Ingredients:...
Sweet pepper flan
From Sainsbury’s The filling of the flan is similar to ratatouille. Serves: 4 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 25 Minutes Ingredients 50g...
George Wilkinson British Bakeware with GlideX coating – product review
It’s a sign of the times that we want everything lighter. Suitcases, tents, cameras, vacuum cleaners; but that philosophy should not apply to bakeware. What...
Fruit Tartlets
From Whole Foods Market Serves 8 These individual fruit tartlets are easy to eat out of hand, yet elegant enough for a special brunch....
Green Tomato & Espelette Chilli Marmalade Palmiers – recipe
This recipe for Palmiers is a real cheat’s recipe for presenting striking and delicious nibbles to go with cocktails. I have used Green Tomato & Espelette...
Pear and Almond Tart – recipe
Pear and Almond Tart a simple but classic dessert for a dinner party or even afternoon tea. It makes an impressive centre-piece served whole at...
Master Cakes by Eric Lanlard – review
Eric Lanlard is a familiar face on TV (his Channel 4 series Glamour Puds was a sweet travelogue of patisseries) and he has a voice...
Guinness Cupcakes
From BBC Food This beetroot and Guinness cupcake recipe is deliciously moist. Ingredients 75g/2¾oz cocoa powder 175g/6oz plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 225g/8oz...
Plum and Almond Tart – recipe
Plum and Almond Tart is a simple dessert that works for a dinner party or for a less formal teatime treat. Plums are abundant but...