The plan is to make the pastry case in the middle of the week when I have time and then wrap and freeze. I can promise you that this pastry...

I like hot stuff with cold stuff and so the obvious to me is “a pie”. Comfort food in the summer – here's a couple of ideas to tempt yo...

… strawberry! I hope you've found your strawberry idea – it's by no means exhaustive just food for thought. Finally in this short ...

There's only one thing wrong with home-made ice cream you need an ice cream maker – or so they say – there are delicious no-churn versio...

If you want to make your own pastry - here's the recipe I used : Rich shortcrust pastry The recipe makes enough to line a shallow...

This recipe is so old I can't remember when – probably as far back as 1986 ish. There's a reason I've kept it – it's easy b...

  ... and a very flexible fruit! A little prep is required if you want the best from your berries - I mention hulling your strawberries in ...

Heat 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil in a pre-heated wok or large frying pan. I used a wok. Seal the fillet slices on either side quickly and th...

Here's my take on warm salads. I know that's a contradiction since salad is meant to be cold but rules are made to be broken. My ...

This is a delicious dish – in addition to which it's quick and easy to prepare – it's a win win! Warm smoked mackerel, beetroot an...

The dressing … to go with the chicken salad Who would have thought you'd be drizzling a quintessential Italian combination of extra v...

                               Experiment with colours – have a look at the small sweet peppers!                                          ...

For this dish mine was a forage in the fridge and I rescued : Half a bag of baby new potatoes (if you can get Cornish so much the be...

Fed up with the same old, same old – here's the thing, I like hot stuff with cold stuff and so the obvious to me is a pie. We still nee...

… the photo-guide the Lemon Pot the Amaretti crumb - there's no set recipe, it's so useful for desserts - I grab a couple of ...

A perfect dessert for the warm weather – and the bonus – it's easy. Lemon Pots 600ml (1 pint) double cream 150g (5oz) caster sug...

… strawberry! You have a choice here – to blitz or not to blitz this is the question – simply, if you are going to blitz and pass the straw...

There's only one thing wrong with home-made ice cream you need an ice cream maker – or so they say – there are delicious no-churn versio...

... and a very flexible fruit! But before I move on to the pastry – I mentioned hulling your strawberries in “the Tarts” recipe - a little ...

This recipe is so old I can't remember when – probably as far back as 1986 ish. There's a reason I've kept it – it's easy b...