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Sweet & savoury snacks
Parmesan & Cheddar Biscuits might just be the best cheese biscuits you’ve ever tasted! Intensely cheesy and buttery, but so light and melting. Great as an indulgent nibble or wow your guests by serving with drinks. These cheesy biscuits as so good that you’ll …Read more
Thai Spring Rolls with Pork & Prawns are crispy, crunchy, and absolutely delicious. Inside is the perfect mix of rice noodles, mushrooms, prawns, minced pork, carrots, bamboo shoots and beansprouts. All flavoured with garlic, chillies, coriander and fish sauce. Fantastic with some sweet or hot …Read more
Mini Frittata make a nutritious, tasty, and easy breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. In those post I’ve flavoured them with the classic pairing of cheese, bacon and onion. But, hugely versatile and quickly cooked in muffin trays, I’ve also given you loads more ideas for …Read more
Spiced Fruit Sourdough uses my easy, overnight, no-knead method to create a loaf full of rich flavour. Dried fruits are steeped in honeyed black tea and orange zest and the soaking liquor replaces water in the dough to add even more flavour. Baked in a covered …Read more
Roasted Sweet Potato Hummus is a smoky and spicy alternative to classic hummus. Chunks of sweet potato are roasted with spices such as cumin, coriander and fennel seed before combining with the usual chickpeas, tahini sesame paste and lemon plus a hit of smoked paprika. …Read more
Cinnamon Plum Cake with Hazelnut Crumble Topping is perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. But also makes a lovely hot dessert served with cream, custard or ice-cream. When I was a child, the house next door to my grandma’s had a …Read more