Baked pears with cranberries and pistachios - Easy & healthy - the perfect end to a family meal - ripe pears, Greek yogurt, dried cranberries, maple syrup, pistachios, TURN THE OVEN ON TO 200˚C/180˚C fan/Gas 6; Wash the pears. Halve them and remove the core with a small knife.; Place the pears, cut side up, [...]
Baked apples with amaretti crumble - Amaretti & ricotta turn an everyday pud into a special treat - apples, your favourite eaters, lemon, ricotta, honey, amaretti biscuits, TURN THE OVEN ON TO 170˚C/150˚C fan/Gas 3; Wash the apples. Cut them in half and remove the core with a sharp knife. Place the apples in a [...]
Ricotta cheesecake with fresh strawberries - Light and creamy. Perfect for outdoor entertaining - unsalted butter, unwaxed lemons, ricotta, double cream, fresh strawberries, digestive biscuits, amaretti biscuits, caster sugar, cornflour, Crush the digestive and amaretti biscuits, either in a blender or by putting them in a food bag and lightly beating them with a rolling [...]
Vanilla panna cotta with raspberries - A make–ahead dinner party dessert with the wow factor - full fat plain yogurt, double cream, fresh raspberries, lemon, Vanilla pod, caster sugar + 2 tablespoons, sheets of gelatine or vegetarian alternative, Put the sheets of gelatine into a bowl and cover with cold water.; Split the vanilla pod [...]
Orange and pomegranate slices - Refreshing, healthy, satisfying snack or dessert - Oranges, pomegranate, Sprig of fresh mint (optional), Peel and slice the oranges. Cut the pomegranate into quarters and remove the seeds.; ARRANGE Arrange the orange slices on a serving dish. Scatter the pomegranate seeds over and decorate with mint leaves.; Cover with cling [...]
Berrilicious smoothie - A delicious shot of energy! - banana, small punnet of fresh or frozen blueberries, small punnet of fresh frozen blackberries, Handful of raspberries, plain yogurt, semi-skimmed milk, Large handful of baby spinach, mixed seeds (pumpkin, sunflower and linseed), Roughly chop the banana.; Rinse the berries; Blitz the fruit with the yogurt. Add [...]
Breakfast smoothie - Get your day off to a great start with this smoothie - strawberries, banana, natural full fat yogurt, semi-skimmed milk, walnut kernels, mixed pumpkin, sunflower and linseed, Wash and hull the strawberries. Peel the banana and roughly chop.; Blitz the strawberries, banana and yogurt to a smooth consistency.; Add the walnuts and the [...]
Pineapple gazpacho with pomegranate - Aromatic little pots for a drinks party - fresh ginger, pomegranate seeds, golden caster sugar, tin pineapple slices in fruit juice, Peel the ginger and place in a pan with the sugar and 100ml of water. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes or [...]
Strawberry granita - Cool, refreshing, low-calorie flavour explosion! - fresh strawberries, unwaxed lemon, Vanilla pod, xylitol, Slice the vanilla pod lengthways with a sharp knife. Rinse the lemon and remove the peel in strips. Squeeze the juice into a small saucepan.; Add 200ml of water to the pan, along with the xylitol, vanilla pod and [...]
Raspberry and custard gratin - Deliciously light and fluffy pud - fresh raspberries, semi-skimmed milk, eggs, cornflour, vanilla extract, caster sugar, Icing sugar, TURN THE GRILL ON TO HIGH; Rinse the raspberries in a colander and scatter in a 2-litre shallow ovenproof dish.; Heat the milk in a pan to nearly boiling point.; Separate the [...]