… and one of my oldest recipes that has stood the test of time and been tweaked along the way into Indian and Italian – whatever takes your ...

… to go with the toffee apples! This is a new version of crumble. Crumble is personal, some like it soggy, others not. For those who don...

 … apples again, this time eating apples, but with a zhuzh! Here's a series of separate elements that can be used on their own or put t...

Dorset Apple Cake ... the fotos! Here they are : the cake in the tin and out of the tin a portion with the clotted cream The...

… to Christmas Cake! This is a dark, rich and slightly gooey cake, but the glory is that you can see the pieces of apple – you really have ...

This dish ticks two boxes – it's for those who love stuffing with their roast and with the extra ingredients it becomes a vegetarian roa...

… to talk about apples – rumour has it that 2025 has produced the best quality and flavour for a long while. What do you do with a glut, yo...

... a posh Shepherd's Pie Upside Down – the “SPUD” SPUD Serves 4-6 940g braising steak – 1kg will do it doesn't have to b...

  Quorn, chicken or turkey Spie Serves 4 500g Quorn, chicken or turkey breast mince 1 medium onion, finely chopped glug of rape...

The Spie is just a nickname which evolved for variations of a basic recipe and also because I was fed up with labelling containers with the ...

Toppings on pies are a serious business - shall it be mash - if not then what? Two of the fundamentals that I still use are baking jacket p...

… are beginning to fall - is it Snug or Cosy? Depending on what you fancy, the following recipe is for either a “Snug Shepherd” or a “Cosy ...

Russian Fish Pie is very similar to Coulibiac – also Russian in origin. The original pie consisted of cod in a stiff parsley sauce placed i...

Fish doesn't have to be boring – here's a crowd pleaser – with “comfort” thrown in, hints and tips too to make life easier. A trul...

  Sauce Supreme 15g unsalted butter 15g plain flour 250g cold chicken stock ½ tsp Dijon mustard 200ml double cream salt and...

… with a comfort blanket. It has to mean soup – what could be better than a steaming bowl of your choice! How about “chicken soup for the ...

In my humble opinion dumplings are the food of the Gods – the ultimate accompaniment in a casserole, soup or stew. Before we begin … a coup...

  ... for an Autumn day! It's chilly outside so what could be more inviting for lunch than home-made bread or dumplings to go with your ...

This is a “rib sticker” of a soup, definitely a meal in itself! Carrot, Coriander and Chickpea Soup Serves 4-6 1lb/500g Charlotte...

I couldn't “do” soups without a couple of my favourites – the first of which is : Cream of Mushroom Soup Serves 4 1 onion, finely...