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Cocktail: Strawberry Daiquiri

The sophisticated summer cocktail: Strawberry Daiquiri

Cocktail: Mojito

The classic Cuban cocktail: mojito

Cocktail: Warsaw Splendour

Summer cocktail: Warsaw Splendour

Blackberry gin & tonic

Cocktail: Blackberry gin and tonic

Prep-free slow-roast lamb shanks

Enough time has passed since Easter to be able to enjoy lamb again whilst it’s still at its prime. The recipe this week is for lamb shank, which has been slow roasted so that the meat just falls off the bone. Although the lamb takes almost 4 hours to cook, it takes next to no preparation […]Read Post ›

Spring spinach and salmon pie

When you get home from work, what could be better than a delicious golden pie waiting for you. The recipe this week is exactly that. The texture of the poached salmon, spinach and sauce complement the crispness of the pastry. The dish is filling yet moreish, so don’t skimp on portion sizes. I always make […]Read Post ›

Roast chicken with ricotta spinach & sage roasted squash

Easter is upon us, and this year I’ve decided to go against the traditional lamb by instead opting for my all time favourite: roast chicken. I’ve served this with a couple of sides including the seasonal spinach – the recipe for which I’ve borrowed from the queen of home cooking herself: Nigella Lawson. I used two chicken […]Read Post ›

Pomegranate poached rhubarb with spiced biscuits

The recipe today is from a chef I admire Anjum Anand, whose recipes are for the most amazing indian food. The pomegranate poached rhubarb is flavoursome, spicy and warming. The crunch of the spiced biscuits complements the soft rhubarb really well and are very moreish…it’s a good job the recipe makes plenty of them. For […]Read Post ›

Omelette and spring salad

I have to admit, making omelettes has never been a forté of mine, and although Delia’s method (which I recently learnt) definitely does work, I can never get the dish to look as presentable as I’d like. I’ve come up with an my own way of cooking omelettes (whether that be cheese, mushroom or any […]Read Post ›

Hot Cross Buns

As I write this post, I have one of these delicious hot cross buns and a cup of tea to hand so I can testify that this recipe works well and tastes great. First thing to note is that hot cross bun dough is an enriched dough – added butter and eggs, as such it much stickier, so […]Read Post ›