Ingredients; 1 400g tin of peaches, drained 6 large egg yolks 125g golden castor sugar 400ml milk 300ml double cream 1 vanilla pod, halved and seeds scraped out Another Soul Food classic, peaches are plentiful in the Deep South so it’s no coincidence that they are used in so many Soul Food recipes. This is [...]

Ingredients; 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 50g icing sugar 125g good quality unsalted cold butter, cut into small cubes 1 vanilla pod, halved and seeds scraped out 1 large egg, beaten A splash of milk Makes approx 500g This is an all purpose sweet pastry mix for making pies and it is remarkably [...]

Ingredients; 200g peeled potatoes per person A knob of butter A splash of milk or cream Salt This method for making mash is based on my Dad’s method. After my Mum got ill and subsequently passed away in 2007, he had to learn a lot about cooking in a fairly short period of time as [...]

Ingredients; 3 tins tuna 1 tin sweetcorn 4 medium potatoes, diced good handful frozen peas 2 carrots, diced 2 onions, diced 2 parsnips, diced 15g butter handful plain flour glass of white wine glass of milk 3 good pinches of dried herbs (whatever you have in the cupboard, i.e. oregano, thyme, basil, etd) 2 slices [...]

Ingredients; 1 knob of butter 1 good lug of olive oil 1 kg turkey thigh meat, diced 1 handful of fresh thyme leaves 1 large leek, chopped 2 sticks of celery, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 1 large sweet potato, diced 1 parsnip, chopped 2 large onions 1 handful of plain flour 1 wineglass of rosé [...]