Festive snowflake brioche – Christmas is approaching fast and I’m not sure I’m ready yet!
Category: Recipes
Spiced Bundt cake, with roasted pears and a thyme and salted caramel sauce
A full-bodied Autumnal cake, and the equivalent of a big, warm, enveloping hug. The edges are golden brown, caramelised and chewy, while the inside is dark, moist and packed with flavours that linger on the tongue.
This feel-good cake incorporates pears, contributing to our ‘five a day’, as well as dark brown sugar, treacle, stem ginger, and an abundance of warm spices. The plant-based version is perfect for vegans.
Raspberry mille-feuille with Madagascan vanilla crème pâtissière & strawberry jam
Creamy, sweet, fruity and delicious. A luxurious treat to try
Ruby red tomatoes & chorizo
With the glut of ripe tomatoes in my garden, lovingly planted and cherished during lockdown (not by me), what could be better than a big bowlful with spicy chorizo, shallots and olives with peppery olive oil? INGREDIENTS6-8 tomatoes, cut into bite-size pieces1 banana shallot, peeled and finely sliced1 chorizo cooking sausage, cooked according to pack…
Smoked haddock & leek pasties
PASTRY INGREDIENTS 600 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 300 g cold unsalted butter, cubed 180 ml iced water 1 medium free-range egg 2 tsp fennel seeds and nigella seeds Put the flour and butter in a bowl, and rub together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Slowly add the water until the mix starts to form…
Raspberry mille feuille with Madagascan vanilla crème pâtissière
INGREDIENTS320 g ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry3 tbsp icing sugar290 ml full fat milk2 egg yolks55 g caster sugar20 g plain flour20 g cornflourSeeds from 1 vanilla pod 160 ml double cream200 g fresh berriesMETHODPreheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan.Unroll the pastry and place on baking parchment on a non-stick baking tray. Dust generously with icing…
Roast cod loin with tomatoes, capers & olives
An old favourite in our household, packed with flavour, and fridge to table in 20 mins.
Salmorejo 🍅
You may not be instantly drawn to a bowl of cold tomato soup, especially one garnished with chopped egg and ham, but I VERY STRONGLY encourage you to try it, especially with warm weather 🌞
Almond & orange mini Bundt cakes with orange icing & Grand Marnier mascarpone cream
Deliciously moist and tasty cake, with crunchy caramelised nuts and creamy orange flavoured mascarpone cream
Beer-can chicken (aka beer-but chicken)
Quite frankly, the best roast chicken we’ve eaten. Ever
