Our favourite family-friendly Recipes – savoury and sweet, for everyday and those very special occassions.
A Mauritian chicken daube is a stew in a light, tomato-based sauce flavoured (chiefly) with thyme, cloves, and cinnamon. There are probably as many variations on the daube recipe as there are Mauritian families – like with a British stew, every household tends to have their own version! As my…
We are big fans of a classic Victoria sponge cake in our house, but this orange and blackcurrant Victoria sandwich cake variation is also a favourite with it’s hint of zingy citrus flavours, tangy mascarpone cream filling and sharp blackcurrant. It looks so pretty, it makes a great cake for special…
One of our family favourites is a Nigella Lawson recipe for a Spring Chicken casserole, from her book ‘Kitchen’. It’s simple to make, chock full of vegetables and goes down a storm with both our kids. Visitors can’t get enough of it either!