By Rachel Davies The jury’s often out over bread and butter pudding. Do you have bad memories of struggling to eat dried-out white eggy bread dotted with sultanas in the school dining room, or does it translate to warm comfort food from your childhood? Good bread and butter pudding is heavenly nostalgia.... Read More
By Rachel Davies My friend Lizzie set off to New York not long after we left university, and has been an international jet-setter ever since. She is currently living in New Zealand with her lovely boyfriend Pete, enjoying summer and an outdoor life while we are surrounded by cold. A... Read More
By Rachel Davies I seem to be on a roll with the crystallised ginger. My Ginger Crunch recipe has got great feedback from lots of happy bakers (and eaters), so I thought I’d continue. Plus I’ve still got more ginger to get through. As I type, I’m also eating the first... Read More
By Rachel Davies Forced rhubarb is pink and bright and in season. The restaurant where I used work had a lovely, simple but impressive buttermilk pannacotta with poached rhubarb which was always very popular. The buttermilk lifts the creaminess, and the sharp rhubarb cuts through it, making this a lovely dish,... Read More
By Rachel Davies When Helen asked me, over an Atul Kochar curry, whether I would make the cake for her and Ben’s wedding, I was so happy to be asked and excited to get going! They were having their wedding in a beautiful barn in Essex, and she wanted an autumnal... Read More
