Drinks and Sauces and Dressings

Strawberry, vodka and black pepper granita – Rimmer - 

Takes a long time to freeze, longer than it says.

Creme fraiche and grilled lemon dressing – Naked Chef - 

Honey and lemon dressing – Naked Chef - 

Pesto – Carluccio - 

Pickled ginger – Urban Peasant

Thick mustard dressing – Naked Chef -

Zhoug – Jerusalem

Chilli dip.

Desserts

Almond and orange Florentines – Ottolenghi -

Was difficult to get them firm, but tasty.

Apple, walnut and custard cake – Lepard - 

Bakewell tart – Jamie’s Dinners - 

A favourite and dead easy.

Banana and honey bread – Naked Chef - 

Really good but not as good as Lepard’s.

Barbecued fruits - Rick Stein - 

Butterscotch banana cake – Lepard - 

A favourite.

Caramel cashew popcorn boulders – Lepard - 

Cherry beet cake – Lepard - 

A favourite.

Chocolate cupcakes – Ottolenghi - 

Super chocolate overdose.

Chocolate truffle cubes – Lepard -

Clementine and oat muffins – Lepard - 

Dark rich mincemeat – Lepard

Eggless chocolate passion cake – Lepard - 

Vegan.

Extra rich mince pies – Lepard -

Key lime pie - Hairy Bikers - 

Couldn’t get the meringue right.

Lebanese Baklava - 

Lemon curd pudding – Naked Chef - 

Quick and easy.

Peanut butter cookies – Lepard - 

Pumpkin pie  - Thompson -  

Saffron peach cake – Lepard - 

Scary Halloween jelly - 

Brilliant but so scary no one ate it!

Sticky lemon and poppy seed cake – Lepard - 

Sticky toffee pudding – Jamie’s Dinners - 

A favourite.

Stollen – Plenty

Strawberry soup - Rimmer - 

White chocolate and cranberry biscuits – Ottolenghi -

A favourite.

Yoghurt with blueberry jam and elderflower cordial – Naked Chef - 

A simple and impressive thing.

Breakfasts and Brunches

Baked eggs with yoghurt and chilli – Ottolenghi - 

Scotch pancakes – Lepard - 

Scrambled eggs with cumin and coriander - Segnit

Breads and Snacks

Amber Beer Cheese Dip - 

Black Bean–Smoked Chile Dip - Deborah Madison -  

Cheddar and caraway seed straws – Ottolenghi - 

Cheese & almond balls – Urban Peasant

Cheese and pineapple sticks – Segnit

Easy white bread – Lepard

Everyday scones – Lepard

Feta cheese bread – Rimmer - 

Grilled Garlic and Orange Guacamole – Rick Bayless - 

Herbed Cream Cheese Cucumber Radish  Appetizer - 

Lebanese Cucumber Yogurt Dip Recipe – Khiyar bi Laban - 

Lebanese Garlic Sauce - 

Lebanese Muhammara Recipe – Roasted Red Peppers Dip - 

Mango with salt-sugar-chilli dip – Segnit

Pita – Lepard - 

Sour cream sandwich bread – Lepard - 

Spicy nuts – Urban Peasant

Stuffed eggs – Urban Peasant

With ketchup and mayo. Surprisingly tasty.

Tzatziki – Urban Peasant

Wholemeal loaf - Lepard -