The avocado stone stops the flesh turning brown

The fastest type of hob

You may have asked yourself already: between gas, electric and induction, which is the quickest? Let's try the experiment...
98K4 22 min. February 21^th 2011

Butter cream

Butter cream is made with egg yolk, sugar syrup and, of course, butter. These days it has fallen rather out of fashion, probably because it's very rich, but it still has its aficionados. Here is the classic plain version, which you can lighten and flavour as you wish.
287K4.6 58 min. October 13^th 2010

Gratin slices with spinach

A slice of bread with a gratin of bechamel containing hard-boiled egg and topped with cheese, served with fresh spinach.
78K4.1 1 hour 33 min. March 20^th 2013

Bounty-style tart for Alison

This Bounty-style tart combines, as you might expect, chocolate and coconut in a sweetcrust pastry case.
112K 14 1 hour 34 min. June 2^nd 2015

Doughnuts

Ring doughnuts are a traditional American treat. In the United States they are part of the culture and come plain or with lots of different icings and toppings. Here is a recipe for plain doughnuts to which you can add your own choice of icing.
86K4.7 3 hours 13 min. September 22^th 2013