Oh my. I have a weakness for custards ... and there are few things more exquisite than a really good orange in its season.... So I was intrigued by Claudia Roden's recipe for a baked custard -- a flan -- made with no milk or cream: just eggs, a … [Read more...]
Apricot pie
I've been chasing the honest apricot all my life. (I tell that story here). This pie is part of my apricot story. It started as a story my parents tell, of a journey they’d taken in their younger days to Bryce Canyon in southwestern Utah. They’d … [Read more...]
Three-layer lemon curd cake with poppyseed buttercream
This is such a beautiful cake for a celebration, or for afternoon tea in the garden (and oh joy! It's warm enough for that here in Cambridgeshire this Easter weekend). It’s also great in winter, come to that, when lemons are at their best. A … [Read more...]
Damn fine cherry pie
I long for this pie every summer, but hardly ever get it because the sour Morello cherries that make it so lust-worthy aren't often sold fresh in Britain. Personally, I wouldn't make a cherry pie with anything but a … [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...]
August pickings: peach and prosciutto panzanella, and chocolate marbleised cheesecake with summer fruits
It seems most of us have vivid memories of August and its edible treats, thanks no doubt to the power of school holidays. For me, a countryside childhood in hot climates instilled a fearsome respect for this month, which my peers and I cherished in … [Read more...]