Splendid Salads
This summer has been my salad summer. So many great salads! Below are 3 recipes, for some of my favourites. Let me know what you think. A fresh summer recipe
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How to work with chocolate for best results
This article first appeared on Food24 Chocolate is a quick and beautiful way to decorate cookies, desserts, cupcakes and cakes and just plain delicious on its own. Here are a few tips and tricks to successfully working with chocolate.When melting chocolate on the hob, place …
How to make the perfect Christmas Gammon
This article first appeared on Food24 gammon‘ɡamən’ Noun : British Ham which has been cured or smoked like bacon. Finding the perfect gammonGammon is readily available in supermarkets and from specialist butcheries around this time of year. Free range is always great for your palate …
Showstopper dessert ideas for Christmas
This article first appeared on Food24 but has been updated When you are hosting Christmas for a lot of family and friends, they are likely to ask “what can we bring?” I have a little hierarchy of answers. The lowest rung is usually “perhaps some …
Christmas Cake Mix Rusks
I have had a lot of requests for this recipe of late. It started as an accident, because I didn’t have any raisins, so I used some Christmas Cake mix instead. First my hubby was obsessed and then gradually the class ladies started to become …
Chocolate Cherry Marshmallows
This variation on marshmallows started as an experiment (like many things in my kitchen). The flavours were inspired by Flavour Nation’s chocolate cherry flavour. To bump up the chocolate, I added in chunks of dark chocolate to the warm marshmallow and glace cherries. When the …
How to make the perfect Christmas Turkey
This article first appeared on Food24, it has been edited to update The biggest complaint about turkey seems to be that is can be a little dry. Here are some top tips to getting a moist, succulent roast! Hold onto your tinsel! Here comes the …
How to modernise your Christmas in 10 easy steps
I love “traditional Christmas” goodies, in my world nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit quicker than a warm mince pie accompanied by a glass of chilled eggnog while Boney M plays in the background. Queue Christmas daydream…. Having said that, I have often wondered …
How to make the perfect Gingerbread House
This blog first appeared on Food 24 but has been edited to update If you want to get in on a little of that Christmas magic, here is the guide to your perfect gingerbread real estate! The Perfect Panels The first step is to bake …
The making of a Mince Pie
This article first appeared on Food24 My father was a true connoisseur of fruit mince pies, as a man of an older generation he took a dim view on “store bought” pastry, my mother, sister and I, indulged his mince pie mania. I recall one …