English scones
A recipe and tutorial for making English scones. Simple and quick to throw together, they are soft, tender and delicious. Pile high with cream and other tasty treats! A fresh, warm, tender English...
View ArticleSalted caramel scones with cream
This salted caramel scones recipe starts with warm English scones, with clotted cream, salted caramel pastry cream and fresh strawberries piled on top. This recipe is born out of my tutorial on How to...
View ArticleHow to make butter
This tutorial on how to make unpasteurised butter is born of my passionate belief in the merits of unpasteurised dairy – I think that flavour and nutrition is superior in milk that has not been heated...
View ArticleBarbecued pineapple mojito royale
This cocktail uses barbecued fruit as a base to add char-grilled flavour and smokiness to this sweet, tangy mix. More information on this technique can be found in my guide to smoked and barbecued...
View ArticleGin and citrus éclairs
These gin and citrus éclairs have pastry cream flavoured with gin, lemon, orange and grapefruit juices, and a citrus glaze & pink peppercorn topping. The herby botanicals of high-quality gin are...
View ArticleRaspberry scones with clotted cream
A raspberry scones recipe with a twist – tender British scones piled with raspberry & rose pastry cream, fresh raspberries & clotted cream. Raspberry and rose both share volatile aroma...
View ArticleSalted caramel éclairs
These salted caramel éclairs are filled with salted caramel pastry cream and topped with a salted caramel glaze and fresh lemon thyme. Salted caramel remains a popular choice for desserts – the sweet,...
View ArticleRaspberry éclairs with rose
This beautiful pink éclair recipe couples fresh raspberries with both a pastry cream and glaze flavoured with raspberry purée. A hint of rose is present in both the rosewater in the pastry cream and...
View ArticleWhat I eat when no one’s looking
I begin my site relaunch with a confession. I am a committed vegetarian and I keep my diet largely sugar-free. But sometimes… Just sometimes… I eat sweet, chewy, colourful, gummy, artificially...
View ArticleVictoria sandwich cake
This Victoria sandwich cake is a classic English cake recipe, here filled with whipped cream and fresh, ripe strawberries. A gorgeous summer dessert recipe. I wouldn’t describe myself as a particularly...
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