I've been on a quest for a really scrumptious chocolate sorbet for a while. When it's hot, it hits the chocolate spot like nothing else. More refreshing than a dairy ice cream, this sorbet is still seductively creamy, with a meltingly silky … [Read more...]
Celebrating with rye-flour chocolate brownies
Today is my sister Amy's birthday, and in two days' time it will be niece Caitlin's. A few days after that it's our Mom's special day. We were meant to be celebrating all these important dates together this year. Well, we still are -- just across … [Read more...]
Pear, walnut and bitter chocolate crumble
This surprising crumble variation went down really well this week when I brought it along to a BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Food and Drink programme on seasonal produce. It has a great balance of fresh, really tasty pears, this season's walnuts, some … [Read more...]
Cook it with flowers: chocolate rose cake, and tips for making pretty salads
June is the month of longest days, of herbaceous borders, roses and elderflower, of picnics, garden teas, barbecues and al fresco drinks – any excuse to eat and imbibe outside while we can. Even on those inevitable rainy days (this is English … [Read more...]
Chocolate Guinness cake
With a name like Donohue, it’s considered almost obligatory that I would be partial to Irish stout. I will raise a modest half-pint to St Patrick today, but bake it in the popular chocolate cake that bears its name, and I’m in there with … [Read more...]
Finding time in the festive season
[This is one in a series of Crumbs on the Table columns published in Cambridge Magazine. It includes recipes for a lightly curried Salmon Egg Gratin that's a do-ahead boon for lunch, brunch, dinner or as part of a holiday buffet; plus a whimsical … [Read more...]