Chocolate & Orange Torta Della Nonna

I love an excuse to bake something a little bit special so when I invited some friends over for dinner last weekend I had a good rummage through the recipe books and hundreds of magazine cuttings I’ve saved to look for some inspiration. I fancied a chocolate tart and settled upon this one as making…

Tried & Tested: Rick Stein’s Clementine & Almond Cake

Now that we’re gluten-free bakers in my household, I get super excited when I find recipes that are already gluten free and that I don’t have to adapt. Before Christmas I was particularly enjoying watching Rick Stein’s latest series: Road to Mexico. Reliving a road trip he took at the age of 21 he starts…

Baked Orange Chicken & Rice

You can be the keenest cook in the world, but sometimes family life requires a recipe that allows you to just throw everything in a pot, shove it in the oven and pull out a delicious family meal an hour later. This is one of those recipes. It’s so tasty it almost feels like you’re…

Mulled Wine

Every family has their Christmas traditions and in mine there are always lots of family events and occasions in the lead up to the big day where these traditions are upheld. My Dad’s birthday is four days before Christmas and we always have a family meal on Christmas Eve as well so there’s a lot…

Orange Sautéed Baby Carrots

My parents have always been keen gardeners and grow a variety of vegetables in the garden every yeae which results in us having a tasty selection of homegrown produce. This year we’ve got loads of carrots that have only grown to miniature size. I mostly use carrots in things like stews, pies and bolognese as…

Mary Berry’s Boozy Orange Pannacotta

Pannacotta is one of those dishes you always see the contestants on Masterchef attempting to make and then failing miserably because it never sets on time and they end up producing something that’s either half melting or dished up in a bowl. For this reason I’ve never bothered to attempt making it at home. However,…

Winter Spiced Biscuits with Fresh Orange Glaze

It seems the weather has taken a dramatic turn for the worse and very suddenly we have been plunged into the cold depths of winter. I’ve been bulk buying wooly jumpers and planning what I’m going to give everyone for Christmas! I’ve also started thinking about all the yummy food that comes with the winter…