Belly Pork with Tahini

Delicious served with rice and greens 1.75 kilograms pork belly (rind scored) 4 tablespoons tahini 4 tablespoons soy sauce juice of 1 lemon juice of 1 lime Get out a shallow dish in which the scored pork will fit snugly and in it whisk together …

Beef Curry

serves 4 Ingredients 125ml vegetable oil 400g beef braising steak, diced into 3cm chunks 1 medium onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp chilli powder 1⁄2 …

Barm Cakes

makes 12 10g yeast 500g strong white flour 10g salt 40g sugar 40g butter pinch vitamin C powder 320ml water 45 minute dough programme Heat oven to 35 degrees c Divide dough into 75g pieces and roll into balls. Place on trays with baking parchment …

Baked Cherry Compote

I like to have a store of these in the freezer for use with yogurt or for adding to a mix of berries. Ingredients: 500g pitted cherries 50g caster sugar juice of one lemon Mix together and bake for 20 mins at 200 degrees C. …

Baked Apples

Here in France granny smith is a good choice of apple but bramley apples are better if you can get them. Ingredients: 4 granny smith apples 100 g brown sugar 50 g butter 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. 25 g raisins Preheat oven to 175 degrees …

Garibaldi Biscuits

This biscuit dough can also be used to make fig rolls. Ingredients: Filling 100g currants, roughly chopped Biscuit dough 50g butter 200g self raising flour 50g sugar 1 pinch salt milk to mix Put the flour, sugar and salt into a bowl. Rub in the …

Aubergine Curry

While you have the oven on, chuck in a few aubergines (stabbed a few times with a fork) to use in this curry. Alternatively, you could mix the flesh with cumin and yogurt to make a tasty dip. Ingredients: 4 aubergines 1 clove garlic, minced …

Apricot Jam

Very good on toast or as a topping for Greek yoghurt 1kg apricots, just ripe 700g granulated sugar Cut small apricots in half and large apricots into quarters and discard the stones. Mix the fruit and sugar together in a large container, cover with a …

Apricot Cake

Deliciously light and sticky with a tang of fruit, yum! 125g caster sugar 75ml water 50g butter 7 or 8 firm fresh apricots, halved and stoned 16 blackcurrants – frozen ones are fine For the cake 150g butter 150g caster sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 …

Apricot Chutney

A perfect accompaniment for curries or great on a cheese sandwich. Ingredients  2.5 kg apricots, slightly under-ripe  700 g soft light brown sugar  1 level teaspoon cumin seeds  2 heaped teaspoons coriander seeds  12 cardamom pods  1 level teaspoon cayenne pepper  1 level teaspoon ground …