This dish was one of several simple recipes involving potatoes demonstrated by Jill Willis at her famous cooking workshops at the Slow Food Aylsham stall at the Aylsham Show in 2018. Ingredients 15g butter 15ml vegetable oil 1 large onion, … Continued
A traditional Eastern European starter and a family favourite for the Christmas Eve dinner when meat is not on the menu. It’s usually followed by a fish dish ending with cake. Serves 4 Approx time: 30 mins Difficulty: Easy … Continued
Perfect for a light lunch, this salad is easy to prepare and can be adapted easily by using your favourite fish (prawns or mackerel, etc) and whatever leaves and vegetables are available. Serves 2 Ingredients 150g new potatoes, washed 100g … Continued
This delicious recipe is amazingly simple and, for those who are weight conscious , is very low in calories or Syns. It makes an ideal accompaniment to all kinds of grilled or roast meats, fish or a slice of a … Continued
This is a lovely way to use red peppers, at their best in autumn. It’s a fabulous combination of sweet peppers, salty cheese and crisp pastry. Great for a Christmas veggie dish too. Serves 4 You will need three medium … Continued
Seville oranges are traditionally used to make marmalade but they’re also wonderful in this fragrant pud. Think lemon curd, only orange-flavoured; it works perfectly. Serves 4. One pack of shortcrust pastry (or make your own sweet shortcrust pastry with 175g … Continued
A recipe from my Slovak daughter-in-law – just the thing for last-minute Christmas presents. Easy for children to make too. Makes 24. Ingredients 300g plain flour 140g caster sugar 40g chopped almonds or walnuts, fairly finely chopped but not powdered … Continued
Not a fan of the favoured afternoon tea? This might convince you. Warm dropped scones, a sprinkling of sugar, warm juicy strawberries served with clotted cream. What’s not to like? Ingredients (serves 2) For the dropped scones 150g self-raising flour … Continued
This is like a Christmas cake but not quite so rich. I bake one at the same time as my Christmas cakes – on Stir-up Sunday, the last Sunday in November, when traditionally people make their Christmas cakes, Christmas puds … Continued
This is the best Christmas pud recipe ever, from Eliza Acton’s classic book “Modern Cookery” of 1845: “a remarkably light small rich pudding”. Serves 4 generously. You will need a 1.2litre ceramic pudding bowl, or two x 600ml – or … Continued