Ingredients 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 6 cloves 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half 4 bay leaves 2 medium onions,…
Easy rum truffles
Ingredients 200g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids), chopped into small pieces 150g double cream 100g chocolate cake, broken into crumbs 1…
Slow-cooked marrow with fennel & tomato
Ingredients 1 young marrow (about 1kg) 4 tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle to serve 1 rosemary sprig, plus extra leaves chopped to…
Rigatoni sausage bake
Ingredients 400g good quality pork sausage 1 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 large carrot, grated 150ml red wine 300ml vegetable stock…
One-pot chicken chasseur
Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 25g butter 4 chicken legs 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 200g pack small button or chestnut…
Chocolate owl cake
Ingredients 325g butter 325g plain chocolate 2 tsp vanilla extract 325g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 450g…
Pink jam slice
Ingredients 300g butter, at room temperature 120g golden caster sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 large egg yolk 500g plain flour 400g raspberry…
Lemon drizzle cake
Ingredients 225g unsalted butter, softened 225g caster sugar 4 eggs 225g self-raising flour 1 lemon, zested For the drizzle topping 1½ lemons, juiced…
Simple iced biscuits
Ingredients 200g unsalted butter, softened 200g golden caster sugar 1 large egg ½ tsp vanilla extract or 1 lemon, zested 400g plain flour,…
Fruity ice-lolly pens
Ingredients 50ml sugar-free blackcurrant cordial 50ml sugar-free orange cordial 5 tsp each red and orange natural food colouring, plus extra for painting 50g…