Seasonal recipes from your store cupboard
Carrot cake is always a popular favourite and there are many variations to make. Back in the 1980s when I worked in a lovely daytime cafe in Godalming, Surrey, I used to make large trays topped with a rich cream cheese topping. In that decade a cake with vegetables was quite a strange thing! Nowadays …
Have you got some peanut butter sitting in the cupboard that needs using up? Whether its smooth or nutty you can use it to make a squidgy brownie. You use less sugar to make this brownie – which is what normally gives it that lovely crust- as the chocolate spread and peanut butter give …
There is nothing better than a warm scone with homemade strawberry jam topped with a big blob of clotted cream. These scones are made with quark which is available in most supermarkets, and which gives the scone a lovely light texture and a rich flavour. Quark is a soft, fresh cheese, that has a similar …