I wouldn’t go so far as to label it a hatred, its more a dislike; an intentional avoidance of all things quiche. This disinclination to consumeRead More

From the cupboard a 80g pack of Willie’s Delectable Madagascan 71 Dark Chocolate. From the fridge a pack of ready-made sweet short crust pastry and fromRead More

“Here he goes again, banging on about ‘traditional’ recipes…”. I might possibly have mentioned once or twice my love of old fashioned recipes (desserts mainly). NotRead More

An updated post – with improved photographs. Originally blogged in April 2007 (the recipe was from the May issue of Delicious Magazine) this is a RicottaRead More

Not an original idea I am sure. Layers of melted-butter stroked filo pastry stuffed into a muffin tin. Think I went for three sheets in theRead More

Now I’m not certain but the original for this – a Rhubarb custard tart – is probably from Dessert: Dessert Recipes from Le Champignon Sauvage byRead More

The recipe below is as supplied (from the people behind Kellogg’s new Nature’s Pleasure baked cereal). I made a few changes. Rather than making my ownRead More

More a tart than a pie and I picked off the slices of lime as being inedible (although contemplating why I conclude they might have beenRead More

They can’t be described as perfect specimens – battered, pot-marked, scratched and pitted; the aptly named Bramley Cottage offered them via a cut down giant washingRead More

I must say that this rather exceeded expectations – a Salmon Tart enlivened with pancetta, spinach and dill all held together by a rich creamy, eggyRead More