lemon tart topped with raspberries recipe There are few better things than an extremely lemony tart, but when it's topped with fat, sharp raspberries, it is sublime. I much prefer it to the more classic crème pâtissière that is ofte
lemon and poppy seed kugelhopf cake recipe This is one of my favourite cakes, with an intense taste of lemon. I love the shape of it too – a Polo mint – which looks wonderful with unevenly dripping icing. serves 8-10 for the cake
lemon and courgette drizzle cake recipe You can make this cake at any time of year, but all citrus fruit is good in the winter and early spring. The courgette adds a brilliant moistness and cuts through the sweetness of this sugar
strawberry and basil ice cream recipe In this delicious summer dessert, the basil really brings out the flavour of the strawberries, and the basil oil makes a surprising and excellent sauce. This recipe will make much more oil than you ne
frosted redcurrants with chantilly cream & almond meringues recipe Make your redcurrants sparkle, and then dip them into this delicious flavoured cream. This dish is good with almond meringues (see below).for 4-6 2 egg whites 450g redcurrants, in clusters on
coffee mousse recipe When the weather is cold, there's nothing better than a really intense coffee mousse – a cappuccino in a pudding. Serve in small bowls or coffee cups, with biscuits on the side or chocolate-dipp
coconut milk and Greek yoghurt panna cotta caramel recipe A low fat panna cotta, using yoghurt and coconut milk instead of cream. Make this the day before, so the caramel is absorbed into the panna cotta overnight and serve with super-healthy, super-ta
cranberry tart with hot toffee sauce An excellent Christmas pudding for eating at any time when you have lots of people to feed. It has a good balance of sweet and sour.serves 6for the cranberry tart 500g cranberries, fresh or froze
Christmas pudding recipe This recipe, adapted from Constance Spry, makes a pudding with great texture and flavour, including whole almonds and masses of dried fruit. It's the one my mother has always used. Serve with br
buckwheat pancakes recipe I love making real blinis with whisked egg white, but these pancakes are quicker and easier to make. If you want, you can make a huge batch and freeze them. These taste delicious with Gravadlax
blackcurrant mousse ice cream recipe The taste of pure blackcurrants is so intense that they are best eaten in a mousse or ice cream - best of all in a softly frozen mousse made an hour or two before you want to eat. The purple ice cr
blackcurrant and almond cake recipe This makes a good pudding, served warm with cream, crème fraiche or Greek yoghurt. You can make it in advance and reheat it gently, covered with a piece of foil.serves 6-8 200g butter, plus a l
blackberry and apple fruit leathers Fruit leathers are a chewy, intensely flavoured snack, perfect to make if you have a range cooker on all the time, like an Aga. Apples form the fruit pulp base for all the leathers, as they are che
apple and coconut macaroons These are not really biscuits at all, but baked mounds of deliciously flavoured and textured fruit and nuts, good because they’re not too sweet. We serve these for the mid-morning break in the g
baked vanilla and lemon cheesecake with marinated strawberries recipe Serve chilled - it needs to be really cold. Doves Farm organic digestives are less sweet than the usual ones and are ideal here.for 8 12 digestive biscuits 50g butter, melted 500g cream
chocolate, beetroot and orange cake recipe This cake tastes like a soft, rich, Terry's chocolate orange made from dark chocolate. The beetroot adds extra moisture and gives it an incredible colour. It is also easy to make. The recipe c