As a lot of you will no doubt be cooking or baking over the Easter holidays, I thought I would write a list of tips. Yes, they seem ridiculously obvious, but as someone who cooks and bakes a lot, I have to admit that I still forget to do even the…
I was recently luckily enough to be sent a copy of Jane Hornby’s new book What To Bake And How To Bake It. The book is aimed at amateur bakers looking to master the classics and expand their repertoires. Each of the 50 delicious recipes is accompanied by photographs of…
I was looking to make a cheesecake for a party I was throwing recently. Everything else I was making seemed to have a chocolate theme so I wanted something that the non-chocoholics could enjoy. I get regular emails from one of my favourite food websites, Food & Wine and last week…
As you may of may not know, it is still National Chocolate Week…what a wonderful name for a ‘week’. What could be better than a chocolate week? Anyway…this wondrous ‘week’ gave me a marvellous excuse to try out some chocolate recipes I’ve had my eye on. One recipe I was desperate to…
When my good friend Paul mentioned to me that his favourite dessert is tarte tatin, I decided to make him one for his birthday. For something so simple to put together, this is one amazing dessert. Apples fried in butter and sugar until they caramelise, topped with puff pastry &…
