Takes the Biscuit
These coconut flour shortbreads with blackberries and orange cream take less than 20 minutes and make a delicious afternoon treat. Or morning one. Or middle of the night one.
Called to the bar
No matter how worthy your diet, how well one can live on hemp and lentils, even hippies want a sweet snack every now and then. We’ve…
Breakfast ice lollies
As a supposed grown-up, I feel I can eat whatever I want, whenever. Cold pizza for breakfast and such. While I try and promote…
Sugar free yoghurt, cardamom and elderflower bundt cake.
I bore my wife every year with constant updates on the elder state, and my excitement and her relief peaks when the buds start to open…
Delicious homemade doughnuts
The first time I had fresh doughnuts straight from the fryer was a revelation. There was a small stall between Covent Garden tube station and the…
Strawberries in red wine: a French classic
Madame Suzy Ghirlando, my Great Aunt, is 95. She lives in a 1960s Paris apartment that she bought new, in which the furniture and wallpaper has…
Spiced peaches with Amaretti crumbs and sage syrup
A ripe peach is a thing of beauty; soft and juicy, slightly messy and best eaten over the sink. Peaches also go really well with rich…
An artistic Eton Mess
Most people love strawberries, meringues and cream, but not me. I just don’t get on well with the cream, yet I love the idea and the…
The Modern Husband 