A recipe for Linzer cookies served at the New York restaurant Craft. These are a mini version of the famous Austrian dessert – two buttery, nutty biscuits sandwiched with raspberry jam, dusted with icing sugar and featuring the characteristic
It would be a shame not to try this recipe over the May bank holiday. The most popular mango and yoghurt drink – nourishing, refreshing and delicious!
My children’s favourite smoothie. It tastes like strawberry ice cream, with the flavour of banana clearly noticeable. Best served well chilled – highly recommended!
Danish honey gingerbread hearts coated in chocolate. These cookies contain no added sugar – all their sweetness comes from good-quality honey. The best honey to use is simply your favourite one, remembering that as the main ingredient it will strongly determine
A delicious combination of spinach and pineapple in a light, refreshing smoothie. Spinach and pineapple smoothie is a quick dose of vitamins and everyday energy within easy reach. Spinach is a real nutritional powerhouse, especially rich in vitamins K and C
What’s the easiest (and healthiest) way to use chokeberries? Of course, in a silky chokeberry and raspberry smoothie with the beautiful colour of forest berries. Frozen fruit works perfectly here – just remember that the more frozen fruit you add, the thicker the smoothie will be.
As long as winter hasn’t quite let go, it’s the perfect time to bake warming cakes with apples, cinnamon and cardamom. Scandinavian baking is still full of surprises for me – comforting, inviting and wonderfully homely. Fyriskaka is a Swedish classic
Key lime pie is a famous American tart, perfect for summer. It’s light, refreshing and has a creamy, cheesecake-like texture. Traditionally, the tart is made not with regular limes but with Key limes, which are small, yellow when ripe, and more aromatic and tangier in flavour.
A Basque cheesecake with a new flavour and a beautiful colour. This time, the characteristic caramelised top hides a vibrant green interior and the distinctive taste of matcha green tea. Bring a touch of Japanese inspiration to your baking with this matcha Basque
Vaniljekranse are very popular Danish butter cookies made with plenty of vanilla. They are simple buttery ring-shaped biscuits with a hole in the centre, piped directly onto a baking tray from a piping bag, chilled and then baked.
Pumpkin cheesecake tart is another take on the classic American pumpkin pie. It tastes like a combination of pumpkin pie and cheesecake – simple and quick to prepare, and it doesn’t require baking in a water bath. The filling is richly pumpkin-flavoured and wonderfully aromatic.
An irresistible lemon cheesecake with lemon curd and Italian meringue. The essence of spring baking. A biscuit base, creamy cheesecake filling with a gentle lemon note, a layer of tangy lemon curd and plenty of sweet, cloud-like meringue covering the top. The whole dessert is inspired
Swedish mazarin cake – an almond and lemon treat. These soft, moist and easy-to-make almond squares have a fresh lemon flavour and are topped with a delicious lemon glaze. It’s one of those cakes that doesn’t need a glass of milk to go with it – it’s light rather than
Whenever I manage to buy fragrant, beautiful first-of-the-season local strawberries, I immediately want to make pancakes or crêpes to go with them. This time I tried the famous American pancakes recipe by Nigella Lawson — and it did not disappoint.
The most traditional pudding in the United Kingdom, deeply rooted in old-fashioned English cooking and loved by almost everyone. It is served hot as part of a classic Sunday roast, always with rich gravy, alongside roast beef, crispy roast potatoes and roasted vegetables.
A classic British lemon cake soaked with fresh lemon syrup and finished with its signature crisp sugary crust. Some of you mentioned this cake recently, and when it appeared on the show The Great British Bake Off, I knew it had to appear
A fluffy, impressively risen baked pancake known in American cuisine as a Dutch Baby. It is also popular in other countries such as Germany, Austria and the Scandinavian countries, though under different names. In the UK, the closest equivalent would be the well-known
A small batch of jam, depending of course on how many blackberries you manage to pick. Combined with apples it tastes absolutely wonderful. This year we made only a small amount – just enough for everyday use. Highly recommended!