Ingredients 500ml/18fl oz double cream 1 vanilla pod 100g/4oz caster sugar, plus extra for the topping 6 egg yolks Pre-heat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. Pour the cream into a saucepan. Split the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape the seeds into the cream. Chop the empty pod into small pieces, and add them to the cream. Bring to boiling point, then lower the heat and simmer gently for five minutes. Beat the sugar and egg yolks together in a large heat-proof bowl until pale and [...]
Ingredients 30g/1¼oz unsalted butter, chopped 100g/3½oz dark chocolate, broken into pieces 3 free-range eggs, separated 25g/1oz caster sugar 1 shot Tia Maria /Cointreau/Amaretto Bring a little water to the boil in a pan, then reduce the heat until the water is simmering and then suspend a heatproof bowl over the water (do not allow the base of the bowl to touch the water). Add the butter and dark chocolate and stir until melted, smooth and well combined. Remove from the heat and set aside [...]
Ingredients: 700 g (1 & 1/2 lb) raw beetroot peeled and chopped 10 large spring onions, chopped A sprig of thyme 1 clove of garlic, crushed A few parsley stalks A bay leaf A 2 inch strip orange zest 2 & 1/2 pints of water 1 cucumber 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Salt and freshly milled black pepper To garnish: 5 fl oz natural or low fat yoghurt 2 tablespoons snipped chives Put the prepared beetroot [...]
Ingredients Three fresh mint sprigs – the best sprigs are slightly ‘woody’ from old established plants rather that from the young plants where they are ‘greener’ Two tablespoons of sugar – white cane sugar, or better yet some sugar cane 1 part lime juice 2 parts white silver dry rum Chilled soda – it should be really cold, just above freezing point Ice cubes Method Place two of the sprigs of mint into a tall glass using a spoon and [...]
I think this was a Delia Smith recipe. I just found it in my Christmas dinner notes – it went down exceptionally well although I made balls of it rather than stuff a turkey as we had beef (no-one I was having for dinner likes turkey)! Ingredients 450g chestnuts, finely chopped 1 large onion, finely chopped 110g smoked streaky bacon 1 turkey liver, finely chopped 30g butter 4 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley 2 tsp. thyme 1/4 tsp mace 225g pork sausagemeat [...]