Sometimes you just have to ignore the large amounts of fat involved and go for it. You'll be thankful that you did - these are amazingly good. Perfectly crisp on the outside, fluff...

This is absolutely delicious and to make it even better, it can be put together in advance and refrigerated. Heats up perfectly the next day. Even my bread sauce skeptical family...

While this involves making meringue, it's much less nervewracking than pavlova. Turns out really well and looks impressive for dessert or tea or anytime, really. If you can get hom...

This is just fantastic. My mother could eat nothing else for the rest of her life. Moist, rich and delicious. I agree that the chocolate is very important - it really needs to be...

This is a little more fiddly than the average cake, as it involves heating butter and milk together to whisk into the eggs. (Make sure you don't get it too hot, or you'll have very...

Simple and delicious, just as it should be. Can be a bit "fingers and thumbs" trussing the bird the first couple of times, but it gets easier. Fresh herbs are important for it (th...

A good no-panic risotto that's really worth making. A bit heavy on the celery in the recipe (half a head) so I usually reduce that to a few ribs. I tend to make this in Autumn as...

This has become my go-to bread recipe. Produces a great loaf which has both a tender centre and a delicious crust. I usually split the dough leaving 2/3 for a loaf and using the o...

A basic Italian-style tomato sauce that's absolute child's play to make and tastes wonderful. Can be altered easily. I usually end up using tabasco instead of chilli, fresh tomatoe...