Recipe writing and food styling by Susie Carter
The original rich fruit cake recipe came from an old St Michael baking book, but over the years I’ve adapted it to lean towards ginger, whisky and walnuts. The smell of the cake mixture instantly transports me back to childhood, when every member of the …
You can get away with lazy lining when it comes to sponge cakes, but when you make a rich fruit cake like a Christmas cake, you need to up your game! A properly lined tin will make your cake moist and delicious all the way …
I was sceptical about the various no-churn chocolate ice cream recipes I’d seen on the internet. 3 ingredients? No specialist equipment? No endless whisking and refreezing? Surely the taste wouldn’t match the hype?! After the first batch, I was completely hooked and now our freezer …
This recipe featured in the November edition of Hampshire Life magazine with wine matches from The knackered Mother’s Wine Club. There’s not much that will beat a good sausage roll, hot from the oven on a crisp autumn day. This recipe takes things up a …
I made these cookies in the height of lockdown when the home-schooling theme of the week was creepy crawlies. Like all the best cookies, they are crisp on the outside, chewy in the middle and stuffed full of chocolate!
This recipe featured in the October edition of Hampshire Life magazine with wine matches from Berry Bros & Rudd. I used to think that polenta was bland and uninteresting until I discovered the trick of using stock instead of water.
This recipe featured in the September edition of Hampshire Life magazine with wine matches from Berry Bros & Rudd. Food is my favourite way to experience other countries and cultures, so when travel is restricted, I send my taste buds on holiday through the dishes …
This recipe featured in the July edition of Hampshire Life magazine with wine matches from Berry Bros & Rudd. This dish was born of my new love of cooked lettuce and a long-term addiction for umami-rich Caesar dressing.
Whether you’re a baby-led weaning wannabe or a spoon-feeding fan, having a few baby-friendly finger foods at your finger-tips is essential.
When I first started batch cooking proper meals for my baby, there were three recipes that the freezer was never without. They were different enough to each other that, when alternated, they would include a big range of vitamins and minerals.