There’s an air of mystique around baking, but it’s easy to master with a little guidance. Cakes, bread, pies, tarts, slices, biscuits, crumbles and flans – here are my favourite baking recipes
Basler Läckerli Like Basler Läckerli? Discover more regional specialties on my small group food & wine tour of Switzerland! Basler läckerli, delicious hard spice biscuits, are a specialty of the Swiss canton of Basel. Basler läckerli is sometimes made with hazelnuts instead of almonds and some recipes use either just orange peel or just lemon […]
Navettes Like Navettes? You’ll love my online French cooking class featuring the food of Provence! Navettes de Marseille are simple boat-shaped Provençal cookies scented with orange blossom water. They’re a delicious treat at any time and, as they’re quite firm, they’re often served with coffee, sweet wine or a glass of pastis de Marseille such […]
Mushroom & Cheese Pies Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! Thanks to chef Simon Sandall who rattled off this suggestion on the spur of the moment when we were making salmon Wellington together and wondering what to do with leftover mushroom duxelles and pastry off-cuts. You could always make the duxelles […]
Lotus Paste Shortbread Biscuits Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! Cheong Liew tells me that these lotus paste shortbead biscuits are typically served with jasmine tea at the end of a Chinese banquet and, while golden lotus seed paste (lin yoong) is traditional, they can be […]
Pedro Ximénez Sherry & Date Puddings Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! These simple Sherry and date puddings are inspired by part of a far more elaborate recipe by Cheong Liew in his book My Food. He adds ginger for an extra dimension, so stir 2 […]
Potato Focaccia Join one of my food & wine tours to Italy to discover more Italian regional specialties I love authentic focaccia made with a generous amount of olive oil (see video below). My recipe is inspired by Ligurian-born restaurateur, Lucio Galletto, who uses more water and oil in his recipe than many I’ve seen, […]
PolvorónesAndalusian Shortbread Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Spanish cooking class! These Spanish shortbreads hail from the southern region of Andalusia and are particularly popular at Christmas time. The name comes from the Spanish word polvo, meaning powder or dust, referring to their crumbly texture – the dough is the crumbliest I’ve ever worked […]
Date Scones Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! Date scones are an Aussie classic, perfect as a sweet treat any time. Mine are inspired by Matt Moran’s date scone recipe in Australian Food, which is in turn inspired by the scones his Nan Valda used to make. […]
Herb Scones Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! I love herb scones alongside a bowl of soup, but they also make a great savoury addition to afternoon tea. Use just one herb or a mixture of any fresh herbs you like: parsley, chervil, dill, chives, tarragon or […]
Cheese Scones Join me in Scotland – the home of scones – on my Scottish ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour! Given scones’ British heritage, I like to use a good crumbly cheddar in my cheese scones – most of it mixed into the dough and a little saved to sprinkle on top. In Scotland, where scones […]