Confession time – I’ve never eaten anything from Greggs. I know, I know, not even a sausage roll. But – when I heard about their festive bake, it sounded really good and so I wanted to have a go at recreating it – and I’m super happy with the results! Golden puff pastry encasing chicken, bacon, sage and onion stuffing and a creamy sage and cranberry sauce and a crunchy…
There are naughty treats, and there are naughty treats and this Double Chocolate Tart is a *very* naughty treat. It literally has no redeeming features in terms of nutritional value – unless you count the calorific value for energy – but it is one of *the* richest and indulgent tarts you’ll ever try in your life, and the chocolatey pastry just lifts it even more. It has to be made…
Sometimes you’re stuck for an idea of what to make and decide to see what you can put together using what you have to hand, and that’s how this Red Onion & Feta Cheese tart recipe came about! Red Onion & Feta is a great combination anyway, and when I was stuck for something for dinner and had some onions to use, I decided to make things up as I…
Halloween has become an increasingly bigger deal over here in the UK over the last decade or so, most likely because it’s such a big deal in the USA. For an obviously pagan holiday (sssh, we won’t tell them about Christmas) they absolutely love it with entire shops the size of our supermarkets dedicated to it. And, with that enthusiasm for the holiday coming over here, it only makes sense…
The Bakewell Tart, a variant of the Bakewell Pudding hailing from the Derbyshire town of Bakewell (sense a theme here?) is a quintessential British tart that sure does… bake well! Sorry. But it really is a delicious tart which has a beautiful frangipane filling with a layer of sharp jam and a beautiful sweet shortcrust pastry case. I encourage anyone to give this a go at least once!…