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; 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 [...]

Ingredients; 5 large eggs 600g fresh ripe strawberries Juice of half a freshly squeezed lemon (about a tablespoon) 100g sugar 200ml milk 200ml double cream The restaurant that inspired me to start making my own pizzas (Da Michele, Stezzano, Italy) also makes their own ice cream and while I’m a sucker for their vanilla (it [...]

Yesterday, I mentioned that Gino made tiramisu as part of his demonstration at Taste of Dublin and thanks to the wonder that is modern camera phone technology today we bring you *ahem* a guest recipe from one of the worlds best known chefs

Ingredients; 500ml Hoegaarden 5 tablespoons sugar On a hot summer’s day, with the BBQ ablaze and beers on the go, show off to your friends with this cool refreshing beer sorbet at the end of your meal. Pour 500ml of Hoegaarden into a large bowl and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Adding the sugar [...]