Ingredients; 1 sweet pastry pie crust 1kg large sweet potatoes 50g unsalted butter, melted 100g golden caster sugar 4 level tablespoons plain flour 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 large eggs This pie uses veg instead of fruit so it’s a healthy(ier) Soul Food dessert and what’s even better, it [...]

Ingredients; 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and coarsely grated 1/3 cup melted butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups plain flour Makes approx 18 small cupcakes/muffins When I tried to make this, I discovered that the easiest way to get the [...]

Ingredients; 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced 1 garlic clove peeled and diced 3 large leeks, sliced 1 parsnip, diced 1 onion, diced 110ml white wine 500ml onion stock (or vegetable stock) 100ml cream 700ml vegetable stock Olive oil Salt and Pepper Serves 4-6 Place your saucepan on a medium to high heat and add [...]

Ingredients; 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 1/3 cups mashed banana (approx 3 bananas) You will need 2 bowls and a 2lb loaf tin. The older and browner the bananas, the better this recipe will turn [...]

Ingredients; 225g Plain Flour 60g sugar 145g butter a pinch of salt 195g Dark Chocolate 6 Tablespoons of cream 1 tablespoon of sugar half a teaspoon of vanilla essence 1 tablespoon of cognac 115ml Water 6 medium sized bananas Serves 6 Making the crumble Take your flour, 60g of sugar, 115g of butter and a [...]