This cake is dark, rich and chocolatey. It’s probably the easiest chocolate cake in the world and can’t fail but to impress. It may be gluten-free but is full of flavour! Continue reading
This method of roasting a goose gives crispy skin, moist meat and loads of delicious goose fat for roasting your potatoes all through the winter months. Continue reading
I know the feeling. It’s almost Christmas (or gone Christmas, depending upon when you’re reading this) and you still haven’t decided what to cook. Never fear, what follows is 10 of our quickest and easiest but most delicious Christmas recipes! Continue reading
Although I started the Christmas season with good intentions of making my own Christmas puddings this year (I even went out to buy appropriately shaped bowls), I never got round to it. So enter this suitably seasonal cupcake recipe, perfect for a last minute Christmas baking hit. Continue reading
It’s gooey and sticky but really easy to make. There’s no skill involved in the mixing and no matter how rough you are the sauce still forms perfectly at the bottom of the sponge while it’s baking. What could be better on a cold Winter’s day? Continue reading
You might think celeriac is a bit boring; it is after all just a nobbly root vegetable which happens to taste a lot like celery – if you’ve even heard of it at all. But you’re missing the point; Celeriac when cooked into a gratin is one of the most comforting dishes out there, even surpassing the mighty macaroni cheese – and if don’t believe me, give it a go. You’ll be amazed at how good this tastes. Continue reading
This chocolate slab is a great way of using your alcohol soaked fruit left over from making damson gin. It also works well with sloes! Continue reading
A box arrived at my house this past week. It was black, cardboard and unassuming – but large and heavy. As I hadn’t ordered anything I was intrigued, so with the help of the ever-curious Mia, set about opening it. … Continue reading
Deceptively simplistic, the baked apple is probably my favourite pudding of all, both sweet and seasonal. I’ve given this one a seasonal twist with the inclusion of mincemeat. Continue reading
Give it a go; simply mix a handful of pine needles in a jar with some caster sugar, leave until Christmas and then enjoy by sprinkling over your fresh home made mince pies before eating them. Continue reading
