This recipe uses just six ingredients and takes less than half an hour! With all the tea and coffee we’re drinking at home these days, there would be nothing better than having a tasty homemade snack to enjoy with a hot cuppa.
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These scones are so easy to make. Served warm with a smear of butter and some delicious jam and a freshly brewed pot of tea – heaven! They also freeze really well, so double the batch and make ahead.
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Many of you may be unfamiliar with tea brack, but it’s popular in Ireland. A sweet and yet savoury bread, it’s similar to fruit cake but a little lighter, and the dried fruits are soaked in tea so they become all plump and juicy.
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Coffee cake with coffee butter icing and salted caramel. light fluffy sponge, lathered in creamy coffee butter icing and drizzles of sweet and salty caramel sauce.
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They are crunchy on the outside, crumbly on the inside and peppered with heavenly flavour of cinnamon
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An ideal recipe to share with friends and family in the sunshine. Quiche is always a picnic favourite.
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Perfect dessert to finish off your Easter lunch, and you need just 3 ingredients!
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Whizz up this 5 minute hummus using 5 store-cupboard ingredients!
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The ultimate celebration cake! Fudgey chocolate cake with silky chocolate frosting and fresh sweet strawberries, raspberries and blueberries on top.
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Whip up a midweek treat for the family, a visually stunning dessert for dinner guests or a delicious way to showcase a berry picking bounty. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries – or whatever is up for grabs at the famers’ market – are perfect piled high over a simple steamed pudding. This Orange & Summer Berry Pudding lets fresh ingredients like citrus zest shine. Create the ultimate summer trifecta with spoonful of pudding, a dollop of whipped cream and a perfectly ripe berry on top.
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The sweet layers of the strawberry jam balanced with the soft whipped cream in between the light orange blossom spongecake layers is such a gorgeous mouthful of summer. And, I have to admit, it is quite fabulous to see the reaction on the faces of friends and family when I bring this hero spongecake to the table. Smiles all around!
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Who doesn’t love fish and chips! Growing up in Ireland it was always the treat on a Friday night, served in newspaper, eating it on the pier. I don’t live by the sea now and so it’s become something that I do at home when I miss my other home, Ireland. The batter is light and crisp (make sure theoil is very hot), chips are crunchy and floury on the inside (I like a maris piper) and a homemade tartare sauce that you can make in under 5 minutes. Hello Friday
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An ideal recipe to share with friends and family to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee! Quiche Lorraine is always a party favourite.
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Refreshing, zesty and screams summer!
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I marinate the ribs with a smoky whiskey – stay on theme with a bourbon – and some lovely English honey, sweet soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil and sweet cinnamon.
Read MoreA classic summer bake, this lemon and elderflower cake makes a beautiful birthday centrepiece or dinner party dessert.
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The first time I had these barbecued peaches was at a wedding in Tuscany, under a line of olive trees. They were sensational! I add a crumble of amaretti biscuits on top as a finishing touch.
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Here is my list of a selection great farmhouse cheese to create the perfect French cheese board. Served on a wooden board or marble platter with crackers, I especially love those thin crisp sourdough ones, you could also have warmed baguette or oatcakes.
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