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I have always been put off using raw egg in recipes after growing up during the salmonella crisis of the 1980s. However, I have overcome it (starting with my delicious tiramisu) and wanted to have a go at making a mousse. With World Chocolate Day coming up on the 7th July, I decided to try […]

Goodness me! April is over already! I have successfully made 30 different recipes (links below) and am feeling a teensy bit proud of myself for completing this mission. There have been many first bakes that I have never tried before and most of the recipes were very successful but I did have the odd disaster […]

Zabaglione is an Italian dessert that usually uses Marsala wine for flavour but I have gone off wine due to my vertigo so I tried coffee instead. OK, so the first thing you might notice from the ingredients pic is that I halved the recipe. I wish I hadn’t as it made a TINY amount […]

I prefer savoury scones but my kids always want these ones! Mine never seem to rise much, possibly due to the gluten free flour. Instead I make them quite thin so they cook through and then the butter and jam can go on top instead of in the middle although it is usually possible to […]

These biscuits are very versatile. Think of Christmas and decide on your own spices. Will you decorate them? What shapes will you make? You could add some dried fruit, sprinkle sugar on top or even flaked almonds. Ingredients 250g self raising flour (this gives the biscuits a slightly cakey texture if you make them a […]