We’ve been determined since my daughter was born to cook all of (OK, most of) her food from scratch instead of buying it those little jars, so this is my opportunity to pass on some of what we’ve learned. Mia loves them and I’m sure your babies will too.

Can you believe it is that time already? It seems only a moment ago when I started preparing for Christmas, and yet it is probably already too late to tell you about our Christmas Tree Cake. Still, there’s always next year, and this cake would work just as well baked in any bundt pan, not just the incredibly festive shape pictured.

When I first heard about the new River Cottage book (Everyday) coming out this year I asked practically every family member to buy it for my birthday. Luckily for me one of them agreed, and I can now happily confirm that this is yet another great book from Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall.

A super easy recipe for Chocolate Soufflé. Why not give it a try?

A “fool” is a great and traditional way of showcasing in season fruit. You can try and be fancy (I’ve tried many different recipes before) but I’ve yet to find anything which beats the simplicity of stewed fruit folded into whipped cream.Confusingly, rhubarb is actually a vegetable, but that doesn’t stop it being right at the top of my list of seasonal foods, and my favourite for deserts such as this. Give it a go with gooseberries or raspberries too – it works just as well.

Easter is a big deal in Poland, a country where 90% of the population are Roman Catholic. The end of lent is marked by feasting throughout the Easter weekend, and this cake “Babka Cytrynowa” (literally translated as “lemon Grandma cake”) is just one of the many traditional dishesthat is used to mark the occasion.

Otherwise known as the rather easier to pronounce “plums in chocolate”; a very popular sweet in Poland, and with very good reason – they’re delicious!

So here’s the story in brief; my Wife loves Baileys Truffles and expects them every Christmas without fail.  I decided that instead of buying them for Christmas I should make them; simple truffles are, after all, the easiest thing in the world, with only a couple of ingredients and no real cooking involved. This recipe [...]

I reckon that “plain” golden syrup based flapjack can be a bit one dimensional so decided to mix things up a little; golden syrup based with just a hint of autumnal flavour brought by the addition of maple syrup and chopped pecans. It’s just on the border between crunchy and chewy but I love it.

I’ve had a strange kind of “Christmassy” feeling this past few days.  I’m going to put that down to me sitting on my arse drinking wine, wet and cold weather outside (leading to floods all over the UK, again), and the smell of baking filling the house.  Oh, the joys! The baking this time around [...]