It’s National Gut week in the UK this week (23rd – 29th August). It’s an annual campaign that aims to help people understand the importance of good digestive health by providing free information and advice on how to achieve a healthy gut. Which seems like a good idea that we don’t have an equivalent to [...]

Ingredients; 625g Tipo 00 Flour 1 rounded tsp baking soda 2 rounded tsp cream of tartar 1 teaspoon salt (if using salted butter use 1/2 a teaspoon) 100g chilled butter cubed 1 egg beaten 300ml milk 25g castor sugar Hard to believe it’s nearly 3 weeks since I wrote this post about Roma’s excellent Tipo [...]

Ingredients; 4 medium-sized parsnips 3 sweet potatoes 3 cloves of garlic Handful of fresh herbs, as available (suggest thyme, oregano, mint, chives, parsley) 3 tablespoons olive oil Pinch of rock salt When I first saw the recipe this one is based on over at Donal Skehan’s blog, I wanted to make it immediately! I adore [...]

Ingredients; For the Salmon: 100g natural yoghurt 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 level teaspoon tandoori masala paste Juice of half a lemon 1 teaspoon grated ginger 1 chilli, finely diced 2 salmon fillets, skin on For the Salsa: 1 mango, peeled and diced 1 cucumber, diced 1 onion, diced 1 chilli, seeds removed, finely diced [...]

Ingredients; For the sponge: 170g softened butter 170g caster sugar 2 eggs 170g self-raising flour For the icing: Freshly-grated rind of 1 lemon Freshly-squeezed juice of 1-2 lemons (I used the juice of one and a half lemons, so add the juice of one and then taste) 110g caster sugar Preheat your oven to 180 [...]