Start dinner with a difference
Today’s dish is a perfect entrée for when you’re entertaining and want to serve something special but uncomplicated. It comes from UK based chef Yotam Ottolenghi who makes it even fancier using dried lavender and special honey. The figs make the dish feel like a treat but serving it on [...]
This is a truly delicious, warm, filling and fragrant meal which works equally well as either a family meal or for entertaining. The true heart behind this dish is in the delicate flavours and the patience it takes to make it.
As with all lavender recipes it is important that you add your herbs to [...]
It’s French for Yum!
A wonderfully traditional French sweet treat, clafoutis is a fruit filled low sponge cake that is perfect for all sorts of occasions. Recently I shared with you my apple pie recipe, and like this old favourite, clafoutis is terrific served for afternoon tea with a pot [...]
With Easter coming up just around the corner, and with it numerous family gatherings, good times and plenty of eating, I thought it would be a great time to break out a classic Easter cake recipe for you, so in this post we’re going to look at making a Simnel Easter cake.
Simnel is a [...]
Fruit and ice-cream tartlets
After posting a slew of savoury dishes I am revelling in sharing some of the sweet treats I’ve been making for friends and family of late. As anyone who entertains knows, it sometimes feels exhausting coming up with an impressive but anxiety-free dessert recipe once you’ve finished putting together the perfect [...]
Entertaining in the afternoon
My home entertaining is not restricted to dinner parties, evening meals and large lunch affairs, I also often have a friend or three over for afternoon tea. A far more casual type of entertaining, I still like to put in a little effort when I’m blessed with company on a sleepy [...]
