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June 5, 2014

Eton Mess

Eton Mess is a summer classic – you can’t go wrong! I like to make colourful meringues to go with it, for that extra special touch. Eton Mess traditionally features cream and crushed up meringue – I prefer to serve my meringues on top so that people can crush it all up together themselves. I find it keeps the meringue...

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June 18, 2013

Summer Strawberry Pavlova

Summer Strawberry Pavlova is one of my absolute favourite treats at this time of year! It’s light, it’s creamy, and you can pile it high with beautiful fresh British strawberries, which are definitely the best strawbs in the world. It’s wonderfully easy to make and it’s simply beautiful to eat on a warm summer afternoon in the garden. The vanilla cream...

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September 4, 2012

Lemon and Tarragon Salmon with Crushed New Potatoes and Summer Veggies

This is one of my favourite salmon recipes because it’s fresh and zingy and REALLY easy. Until recently, I was a bit of a novice when it came to salmon, but I’ve recently been getting a bit more experimental. Lemon and tarragon go really well together and the whole lot together makes for a delicious, nutritious meal. For two people,...

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November 28, 2011

Pavlova

Pavlova is a quintessential dish for British dinner parties. It’s light and fluffy enough not to leave you with a food baby, but indulgent enough to leave you sure you’ve had a good dessert. You can use almost any fruit with this pavlova – I like to use strawberries and raspberries, but if they’re not in season, why not use...

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July 30, 2011

Plum Crumble

Is there anything more English than a crumble? A true staple of English countryside cooking, the crumble has both the familiarity of comfort food and the enduring elegance of a long term favourite pudding. You basically can’t go wrong. You can use this crumble recipe for any fruit – apple, raspberry, rhubard – you name it. I’ve gone with plums...

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July 7, 2011

Baileys Cheesecake

This recipe is brilliant for every season! I like to serve it at dinner parties as it is a lovely light dessert. I picked up this recipe while living in North America hence why the measurements are in cups. You need: 1 ½ cups of vanilla wafers or digestives crushed 1 cup of butter 6 leaves of gelatine (do not...

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June 10, 2011

Guiness & Gingerbread Cake

Unbelievably easy and utterly delicious, this lovely recipe (adapted from Nigella) is sure to be popular whatever your plans! Be warned: it is incredibly moreish and you are more than likely to eat multiple slices (if not the whole cake). A fantastic treat to bring to a BBQ, and the kids love it too. Brilliant. You will need: 150g butter,...

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