Because of the fruit - and the cream, for that matter - these are not cheap to make, but I always have a stash of egg whites in my… Read on
This is so temple-achingly sweet that one small marked-out diamond, or maybe two, is enough. But even so, I love its perfumed sugariness… Read on
This is the sort of cake you'd want to eat the whole of when you'd been chucked. But even the sight of it, proud and tall and thickly… Read on
On days when I want the warmth of the hearth rather than the hurly burly of the city streets I stay in and read cookery books, and… Read on
This is just what you want for a Sunday lunch, cosy and comforting and indulgent. You might need a brisk walk afterwards! Read on
Kuchen may be simply "cake" in German, but what it means in America, taken there by German refugees, is a sweet, but not too sweet,… Read on
You just cannot beat a pav in summer, and in particular this dark beauty. The crisp and chewy chocolate meringue base, rich in cocoa… Read on
I know that biscuits sound like the sort of cooking someone else does, but you need never have baked anything ever in your life to… Read on
This is incredibly easy to make; even if you're stressed out, it won't topple you over into nervous collapse. It's such an accommodating… Read on
My inspiration here was a sweet - those chocolate limes I ate in my childhood. The base is rich and dark and perfectly counters the… Read on