Cherry ripe
Actually, they weren’t until spread out in the sun for a day. These aren’t any old cherries but the sour Morello variety from the historic Porter’s Lodge garden www.portersgarden.org in Portsmouth Naval Base. My great friend, Joan, is a…
Penny
One orange:two recipes
You probably won’t want to serve both at the same meal, especially as the strawberries need some time to macerate, but a little morning prep gives you the basis for lunch and supper. 2 carrots, peeled and grated 1 orange,…
Too tempting to make many!
I’ve been looking for something very simple, quick and easy to make to serve with desserts: to add texture, crunch and spice. These ginger biscuits fit the bill and a tray of 12 is more than enough sugary temptation…
More paving than Pavlova
Pavlova, meringue, Christmas pudding, bee hive, British Bee Keeping Association, BBKA disastrous day in the kitchen: meringue melt-down and pudding pot welded to pan. I was experimenting with the new food processor and its special beating blade. The goal was…
Solutions galore!
Huge thanks to everyone who responded to my “opening” dilemma. Your solutions worked and the key was to ensure that my wonderful assistant read the packaging. To be fair to him, the words “Peel to open” were quite small and…
Highly Dangerous Comestible
Highly dangerous comestible. To whom it may concern, I wish to raise a…
An alternative tart
Whoever named these fish as pollocks did them no favours! Yet this white sea fish is a good sustainable alternative when our favourite cod and haddock stocks are less plentiful. We bought online a super selection of fish from…
Omissions and improvisations
Clearing out the freezer and store cupboards brings surprises and challenges. This week, a pack of Spanish dried ham emerged blinking into the daylight from a Christmas past. I confess to using de-frosted bought shortcrust pastry to make the…
Cheer up weary fruit
If it’s getting towards the end of the week and the fruit bowl is looking a bit sorry for itself, here’s a super hot dessert. When shopping can take too long and some food is hard to get, it…
BOGOF
If your self-isolating hoard of UHT milk tastes awful in tea, here’s the answer: homemade yoghurt plus the vital ingredient for a simple bread. Two for the price of one. The yoghurt is blissfully simple: just heat half a litre…