I had two lemons looking at me from my fruit bowl in need of using up. Not being one for food waste I put my mind to creating something zesty fresh, I had recently had a lemon posset at a lovely restaurant in Rye and so was feeling inspired. This recipe makes two champagne flutes, but you can double the recipe if you wish to make it for guests or serve them in smaller glasses to make four. If you have never had a lemon posset, then think smooth, velvety, creaminess with a ze

I hope you enjoyed the spooky spider biscuits from last week? I am finishing off the Halloween theme with these delicious chocolate milkshake sundaes. I don’t know about you, but I want my chocolate milkshake to taste intensely chocolatey, not just a hint of flavour. If you're like me, then you are going to love this recipe! The key, after much experimenting (one does what one must!!) was to use high quality chocolate ice cream along with an intense homemade chocolate fudg

Yep, I give up - it is totally autumn! Forget all the in-betweeness, from this week forward I am engulfing myself in all things warming, spiced, comforting and yummy. So starting as I mean to go on, I made the most delicious crêpes this week and thought I would share the recipe with you, so you too can abandon summer and join me! British pears are just coming into season now and they make a perfect accompaniment to crêpes along with the crunch of flaked almonds and the crea

I came across some beautiful lemons in the shop the other day and have been waiting for an idea to ping into my head on what use them in, then I realised I hadn’t made a lemon polenta cake for ages; its a great one too if you are gluten intolerant as there is no flour used; as long as you also use a gluten free baking powder too as some of them are not gluten free! The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that the heading for this blog also has says summer trifle…indeed it

Channeling some tropical inspiration (which is much needed as it has been a grey old week) I have looked to the fresh flavours of lime and ginger. This is such a tasty cheesecake and has stood the test of time. I first started making a version of this when I was a teenager, for whenever we would have a family dinner party, it is the perfect thing to finish a meal with. The lime gives a refreshing burst or flavour and the ginger provides the warming spicy depth. Cheesecake i

Excitingly this week, , the blog turns one! For the past 52 Fridays, I have been sharing seasonally inspired recipes that I have loved making. I wanted to mark the occasion with a dessert, specifically - a summer pudding. We also saw the arrival of Summer Solstice, our longest day in the Northern Hemisphere. Along with the Summer Solstice also came the arrival of the red currants, raspberries, gooseberries and strawberries on the allotment - with all these amazing fruits it

On the allotment, hidden amongst the mess of straw, the berries have turned red - hooray it’s strawberry season, what a great time of the year. I am lucky enough to live 2 minutes from a beautiful French pâtisserie, which I can often be found in, choosing bread or daydreaming about all the eclairs... they also make very beautiful strawberry tarts. I always imagined they would be tricky to make, but actually it turned out to be simple and I get to use up our strawberry bounty

The season starts to fade into the warmth of summer and I can feel it changing around me, all the visual clues. Joggers out for a run early in the morning before the heat of the day kicks in, holiday makers wandering along the promenade with ice creams in hand, BBQ’s on the beach and the British berries arriving in the green grocers and supermarkets. One of the many excellent qualities of a pavlova is it’s lightness. In this heat, after an evening meal, I crave something f

Now I have to admit that I am not a big celebrator of the New Year, I like to keep things low key and reflective. Having said that, I do like to mark the change in the calendar and my way of doing this is with food! A popular choice in my house is a New Year's Eve BBQ, whatever the weather! But I think this year it might be homemade pizza; I enjoy making the dough from scratch….plus there is a lot of cheese in the fridge, left over from all the festivities. New Year’s Eve w

I have been enjoying the small changes that autumn brings. The darker mornings have meant I have seen some wondrous sunrises and the start of the leaves going all their various hues of yellow. Earlier in the week I took myself off for a walk on the South Downs and it was one of those splendid autumn early mornings where the air is cool, the blueness in the sky makes it seem bigger and the sunlight is at its low angles. My mission was to collect conkers from the horse chestn