Basic Chocolate Mousse – Ultimate Decadence and Unbelievable Simplicity: Easy recipes – those with one or two ingredients – are ultra hip at the moment. I’ve already written posts about one ingredient banana ice-cream, three ingredient pancakes and a whole range of simple soup recipes. And, while I haven’t yet posted them, I’ve been trying […]
Apple Roses with Sabayon
Celebrating Sherry Week with Apple Roses and Sherry Sabayon: It’s Sherry Week and I’ve been sent a bottle of sherry to sample and match with some food. Until the bottle arrived, I had no idea what I would cook – there’s a huge variety of sherries – from bone dry Amontillados through to rich treacly […]
The Perfect Tarte Tatin – and the cheat recipe!
Professional Tarte Tatin from Galvin Brothers vs the cheat version: Earlier this year I was invited to take part in a competition to make the perfect Tarte Tatin. Unfortunately, I was in France at the time, but one of my friends did take part – and amazingly, he won! Ed Benson (who I’ve known for […]
Normal for Norfolk – A Recipe for Norfolk Treacle Tart
Memories of a Norfolk Childhood – and Treacle Tart from Norfolk: I can’t honestly lay claim to being from ‘anywhere’. By the time I was eight years old, I’d moved house 20 times and been to 10 different schools. Born before my father had qualified as a doctor, I spent the first two years of […]
A Simple Cranachan Dessert
Cranachan Made Simple: I’ve made cranachan for years, but, while the recipe was never quite the same from meal to meal, it wasn’t until I came across a recipe for ‘Cranachan Trifle‘ from BBC Good Food that I tried sweetening the toasted oats, making a kind of granola, rather than adding a lot more honey […]
Summer Dessert Brandied Banana Ice-Cream Baskets
Brandied Banana Ice-Cream Baskets: For me summer is the time of year when, instead of cooking too much, I concentrate on dishes that are simple, use a very few good ingredients and can be put together in minutes. The last thing I want to do when the sun is shining is to spend time stirring […]
Coffee, Walnut and Banana Ice-Cream Sundae
Coffee Walnut Ice-Cream Sundae with Banana: I seldom make desserts. When I do they tend to be the kind of dish that can be put together quickly and with no hassle. In fact I am just as likely to dish out good quality pre-made ice-cream or sorbet and simply top with a complementary liqueur or […]
Raspberry Eton Mess – Simple Summer Dessert
A Five Minute Dessert – Raspberry Eton Mess: Proper cooks would make their own meringues, but I seldom make dessert and when I do I generally want something I can put together really quickly. While homemade meringues can be wonderful, they take two to three hours to ‘cook’. Personally, I’m quite happy with the shop […]
Rusty Nail on a Plate – A Decadent Father’s Day Dessert
Personalised Treats for Father’s Day – and a Sinful Chocolate and Whisky Dessert Guest Feature by Sarah James: My father is a young at heart 86 year old, who happens to enjoy a good single malt. Alexander and James do more than just stock some very nice drinks, they also offer an engraving service to […]
Fennel Pollen and Orange Tarts for the Godiva Chocolate Challenge
#CantBakeWontBake meets Godiva Chocolate – Fennel Pollen, Orange and Chocolate Tarts: While I am not the World’s most enthusiastic baker, the offer of free chocolate to take part in a baking challenge seemed like one not to allow to pass me by. In my enthusiasm, I completely overlooked the closing date – and having said […]