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| WALNUT AND AMARETTO CAKE. 29/11/14 |
| This is a nice, simple walnut cake my mum makes. It’s also gluten free and can be dairy-free if you leave off the chocolate, or can find vegan chocolate. Read more |
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| GINGER CAKE. 01/11/14 |
| This recipe is based on a recipe by my great friend April Bloomfield. It was my favourite when I worked for her in New York and she has now shared the recipe in her wonderful book A Girl and Her Pig, which you certainly wouldn’t regret buying. Read more |
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| BAY AND QUINCE POSSET. 18/10/14 |
| A quince posset, flavoured with its natural earthy, citrusy companion, bay. Read more |
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| NUTELLA PIZZA. 27/09/14 |
| You have to work quite quickly with these, so you may want to do them one at a time. Read more |
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| PEACH AND PISTACHIO TART. 30/08/14 |
| This peach and pistachio tart is an indulgent, rich, delicious desert. Read more |
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| CHARENTAIS MELON GRANITA. 26/07/14 |
| A really refreshing and light dessert. Add sugar and lemon to taste. Read more |
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| WATERMELON, STRAWBERRY AND PINK GRAPEFRUIT ICE LOLLIES. 26/07/14 |
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You’ll need enough ice lolly moulds to freeze a total of around 550ml. You can add a little alcohol to any of these, but they will need to be frozen overnight.
Each fruit recipe makes 550ml, which will be 6-12 lollies depending on the size of your moulds.
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| RASPBERRY RIPPLE ICE CREAM AND PISTACHIO SUNDAE. 26/07/14 |
| Everybody loves an ice cream sundae. Read more |
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| BLACKCURRANT AND YOGURT ICE CREAM. 26/07/14 |
| Yogurt is a great ingredient in ice cream, and pairs beautifully with blackcurrants. Read more |
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| STRAWBERRY AND ELDERFLOWER TRIFLES. 28/06/14 |
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| STRAWBERRY AND MOSCATO D'ASTI SORBET. 28/06/14 |
| Moscato d’Asti is a sparkling wine from Italy. You could always use prosecco or cava. If you don’t have an ice cream machine, put the mixture in the freezer and stir regularly. Read more |
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| STRAWBERRIES WITH MASCARPONE CREAM AND SPICED SHORTBREAD. 28/06/14 |
| The shortbread and mascarpone cream can be made in advance and assembled just before eating. Shortbread spiced with black pepper and cardamom perfectly complements strawberries. Read more |
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| CLASSIC STRAWBERRY TART. 28/06/14 |
| A traditional dessert that is equally good with raspberries, plums and apricots. Read more |
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| BUTTERMILK PUDDING WITH RASPBERRIES. 07/06/14 |
| A really lovely, delicate way to end your meal. Read more |
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| ELDERFLOWER JELLY WITH MARINATED STRAWBERRIES. 24/05/14 |
| Add another gelatin leaf if you’d like to be able to turn your jellies out. I like the softer set achieved by setting them in a glass. You can vary the amount of sugar on the strawberries according to how sweet they are. Read more |
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| RHUBARB AND CREME FRAICHE GALETTE. 10/05/14 |
| This tart is a riff on rhubarb and custard, and far simpler than it looks. The key to success with this pastry is to not overwork it. I find a food processor the best thing to use. Read more |
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| TAHINI MILK AND PISTACHIO ICE CREAM. 12/04/14 |
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| FRIED SWEET RICOTTA RAVIOLI. 15/03/14 |
| If you've made pasta before, you'll find this seriously impressive dessert a doddle. Read more |
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| STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING. 31/01/14 |
| Although it takes a moment longer, I like to put half the toffee sauce on the bottom of the pudding – there’s no point making this pudding if you’re going to be half-hearted about it! Read more |
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| JAM ROLY POLY. 31/01/14 |
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| ORANGE & LEMON ST CLEMENTS STEAMED SPONGE PUDDING. 31/01/14 |
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| CROQUEMBOUCHE. 30/12/13 |
| This is the ultimate way to finish a celebratory meal and is also so much easier to make than you might expect. The caramel is the only tricky bit - watch your fingers! Read more |
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| CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH HONEYCOMB. 14/12/13 |
| A decadent mix of soft chocolate cake, honeycomb, creme fraiche and pistachios. Read more |
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| MISSISSIPPI MUD PIE. 24/11/13 |
| Use proper dark cooking chocolate with a high percentage of cocoa solids. Of the supermarket brands, Green & Black’s works for me. Read more |
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| PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM ICE CREAM SANDWICHES. 24/11/13 |
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| KEY LIME PIE POT. 24/11/13 |
| This is my version of the American classic, served in individual pots and without the addition of cloying condensed milk. Read more |
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| APPLE SNOW. 15/11/13 |
| You can use any type of apple here, but you will need to add extra sugar if using cooking apples. Read more |
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| SALTED CARAMEL APPLE CRUMBLE. 15/11/13 |
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| APPLE & DAMSON CHARLOTTES. 11/10/13 |
| You will need ramekins – or dariole moulds – for this. If using Bramley apples, you will need to use quite a bit more sugar to sweeten them. Replace the rum with any other alcohol, or just use water. You can use blackberries instead of damsons if you want to. Read more |
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| BLACKBERRY AND PEACH LATE-SUMMER PUDDING. 20/09/13 |
| You can replace the wine with water for a non-alcoholic version, but wine really brings out the best in the blackberries. Read more |
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| BLACKBERRY AND PORT TRIFLE. 20/09/13 |
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| BLACKBERRY AND HAZELNUT CRUMBLE TART. 20/09/13 |
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| PEACH MELBA. 13/09/13 |
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| HAZELNUT DROP SCONES SANDWICHES WITH RASPBERRIES. 30/08/13 |
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| FRIED BANANAS WITH NUTMEG ICE CREAM. 23/08/13 |
| If you don’t have time to make the nutmeg ice cream yourself, a good substitute is shop-bought vanilla ice cream sprinkled with grated nutmeg. Read more |
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| SAFFRON BREAD WITH BRANDY ICE CREAM AND STRAWBERRIES. 16/08/13 |
| Cornish saffron bread recipe from Anna Hansen, of The Modern Pantry. Also delicious for breakfast. The bread recipe makes two loaves. Read more |
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| CHERRY AND VALPOLICELLA GRANITA. 09/08/13 |
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| CLASSIC CHERRY CLAFOUTIS. 09/08/13 |
| I’ve laced this cherry clafoutis with nutmeg and cardamom for a twist that still lets the cherries take centre stage. Read more |
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| CHOCOLATE & APRICOT TART. 26/07/13 |
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| APRICOTS POACHED IN WINE WITH BAKED CUSTARD. 26/07/13 |
| Moscato is a fizzy Italian wine that is wonderfully floral. Read more |
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| APRICOT, PINE NUT & ORANGE FLOWER BLOSSOM ICE CREAM. 26/07/13 |
| This is also a great way of using my apricot jam, just swap it for the cooked apricots. Read more |
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| BRAZILIAN FLAN WITH GRILLED PINEAPPLE. 19/07/13 |
| Pudim de leite condensado is the Brazilian version of crème caramel, but a little sweeter to suit Brazilian tastes. It’s delicious with pineapple, as the acidity balances the sweetness. Read more |
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| CHOCOLATE, STOUT & GINGER CAKE. 31/05/13 |
| This is my version of Nigella’s classic cake. The addition of ginger gives a deep spiciness that is irresistible. Read more |
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| LAMINGTONS. 09/05/13 |
| A Kiwi classic. Read more |
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| CHEAT'S PORTUGESE CUSTARD TARTS. 05/04/13 |
| The trick to this is quite peculiar: you actually need to ruin the puff pastry layers in order to get the desired texture. Read more |
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| THREE WAYS WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM. 05/04/13 |
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| CHOCOLATE & GINGER MICROWAVE CAKE. 05/04/13 |
| You’ll need a microwave oven for this recipe. These cakes are great served with custard. Read more |
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| CANDIED BLOOD ORANGE ICE CREAM. 18/03/13 |
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| SAFFRON, HONEY AND RICOTTA ICE CREAM. 11/03/13 |
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| RHUBARB, STAR ANISE AND ORANGE JELLY. 04/03/13 |
| These rhubarb jellies are a lovely and refreshing way to finish your meal. The flavour of the star anise is very subtle.
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| INDIVIDUAL RHUBARB AND VANILLA PUDDINGS. 04/03/13 |
| This is a recipe for those who don't have a steamer, though using one would be preferable. You can also use a microwave, but just make sure you use greaseproof paper instead of tin foil. These are not very easy to turn out, so you can always serve them straight from the ramekins if you prefer.
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| ORANGE, ALMOND & CINNAMON CAKE. 22/01/13 |
| A wonderfully moist Jewish cake that is also dairy and gluten-free. Read more |
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| ORANGE & CLOVE MERINGUE TART. 08/12/12 |
| Stevie Parle's Christmassy meringue tart with spicy cloves and sweet oranges. Read more |
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| PORT-POACHED PEAR, PISTACHIO & CHOCOLATE MESS. 08/12/12 |
| Stevie Parles port-poached pears and pistachio and chocolate mess - a creamy and fruity pud bursting with Christmas flavours. Read more |
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| WARM ORANGES IN SPICED WHISKY WITH VANILLA MASCARPONE. 08/12/12 |
| Stevie Parle's light alternative to Christmas pudding: sweet oranges in spiced whisky with marscarpone. Read more |
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| TORTA DELLA NONNA. 01/12/12 |
| Stevie Parle's torta della nonna, or 'grandmother's cake' is a light, not too sweet dessert cake, perfect served with pudding wine. Read more |
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| CARDAMOM & BLACK PEPPER BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING. 24/11/12 |
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Stevie's take on the humble bread and butter pudding, influenced by the South Indian dish, payasam Read more |
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| BROWN SUGAR FRIED NUTMEG APPLES WITH BOURBON ICE CREAM. 27/10/12 |
| A sweet pudding inspired by the flavours of the American Deep South. Read more |
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| PINOT NOIR JELLIES. 20/10/12 |
| Stevie Parle's pinot noir jellies, a pudding for grown-ups. Read more |
