Honey Walnut Shorties
A great cookie to make with the children. These are very moreish and to stop you eating them all in one sitting they freeze very well, either uncooked or cooked. The walnuts can be substituted with pecan nuts.
Honey roast vegetables
This dish combines root vegetables with peppers and courgettes to give a different flavour to traditional ratatouille. I often find that when you see ratatouille it is almost a stew with vegetables swimming in a tomato and oil sauce. When I spent some time in France in my teens, I was served a delicious dish …
Salad dressings
I love my salads but find bought dressings are very cloying and have an artificial flavour which detracts from the other ingredients. These dressings compliment a simple salad as they have sweet and slightly sharp flavours. I like to use them with a plate of rocket with some sliced smoked duck and some crispy croutons, …
Pork in a Creamy Cider and Leek Sauce
I sometimes find that pork loin steaks can , because of their lack of fat, be a little bit dry and tough. They are delicious sliced thinly in a stroganoff with mushrooms and the creaminess keeps them moist but retains that lovely flavour and texture. This recipe is based on the stroganoff concept but keeps the …