Isn’t it funny how food goes in and out of fashion? (I mean certain ingredients of course, not food in general!) Ingredients that were once commonplace – such as suet, copha or even glace cherries – are rarely seen or eaten anymore. New or recently discovered foods are in vogue; health-conscious foodies eat kale and…
Another birthday, another reason to design a new dessert recipe! Alex organised his party this year around a distinctly 1940s theme, so I thought I’d adapt something that was launched around the same time – the Wagon Wheel biscuit… one of his favourite snacks! The original marshmallow and jam sandwiched between two thin shortbread biscuits becomes a…
As someone who tends to veer away from making more traditional fare (think sponge, pavlova, roast lamb), I don’t think I’d ever actually made shortbread before; at least not for a very long time. But lately I have developed a fascination with it, and after discovering a recipe with rosemary and walnuts, was intrigued enough…