This is the season for ripe, succulent figs. It is rare to taste ripe figs in this country but if you are going to now is the time to seek them out in good green grocers where they have been imported from Europe.
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Elderflower power
We love this gluten free polenta cake. It takes 10 minutes to weigh out and mix the ingredients together and just 40 minutes to cook. It can also be adapted to the flavours of the seasons.
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Spilling the beans on cake
If you are lucky enough to live in Ilkley, or visit Ilkley this summer it will not take you long to find a cafe called Toast House.
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Chocolate, aubergine, cranberry and orange cake
Sorry for the gap in posts. I am in New Zealand and it is not easy to cook on the road. I prepared this post just before I left and it is gorgeous. A little rich so keep portions small. This size feeds a crowd and is perfect for Christmas.
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Almond & butternut squash Halloween cake
It’s almost Halloween and once again if you are out and about with friends it is nice to have something to offer them at home or take with you. I got the idea for this cake from my friends at Toast House, in Ilkley where I live who told me the sunken apricot cake by brilliant cook Harry Eastwood (Harry is a girl) is a best seller in their enchanting café.
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