Publications



Desserts & Cakes

All set for Christmas

The best of celebrations calls for an abundance of food, and what could be a better gift during the festive season than the gift of homemade delights. Read more...

For the Love of Chocolate

Vanessa Jones loves chocolate. Most of all she loves the sound it makes. Well, not the chocolate itself but the sound of those about to indulge. But it's not just about looking good – Vanessa's recipes call for only the finest European chocolate. Not to mention edible gold leaf. Read more...

It's got to be chocolate

Celebrate chocolate with these recipes – some traditional, some inventive, others downright surprising. Read more...

Let me eat cake!

Who can resist that sweet aroma wafting from a rising cake in a country kitchen? These recipes are so quick and easy you should try to spend an afternoon baking. Read more...

Sweet succulent strawberries

Strawberries are the ultimate no fuss fruit. They are delicious served cold or warm and are perfect eaten on their own or served with cream, ice cream, liquor or in salads, puddings and cakes. Read more...

Delicious English desserts

Be tempted by sticky jam (“Kiss Me Quick”) pudding, little treacle tarts, Eton Mess, Edwardian trifle, Spotted Dick and Golden Syrup dumplings. Read more...

Cooked to pearfection

The humble pear if quite elegant, even exotic. Pears have always been a favourite ingredient in desserts, but they add an unexpected twist to roast pork or even the classic French dish, remoulade. Read more...

Forbidden Fruit - Apples

I can’t think of any other fruit or vegetable that has such a mixed reputation: on the one hand we refer to “forbidden fruit”, “poisoned apple”; on the other we are urged to eat at least one a day for good health, a theory supported by recent research at the University of California which has discovered powerful antioxidants in apples. Read more...