I made this not too heavy berry trifle with orange zest for the family Christmas dinner. Of course I used my Emma Bridgewater Trifle bowl, which is only perfect for these occasions. Easily filled by 6 litres of anything and pounds of precious fruit just disappearing into nowhere, I ‘chose’ to fill it halfway but [...]

I could not resist posting this last minute Christmas tip for (left over) cranberries. As seen on a Christmas episode of ready, steady cook, made by Scottish chef Nick Nairn. The simply delicious cranberry caramel.
Make some caramel in a saucepan. When the sugar is turning into a light golden caramel, add the cranberries. The cranberries [...]

I love making old Dutch cookies. I got a real iron plate to make ijzerkoekjes (iron cookies) that come from the town of Vlaardingen (near Rotterdam in Holland) as an early Christmas present from my mother-in-law Jos. They are pretty popular around there, all the bakers bake them, but of course it’s also a good [...]

Can this be a coincidence? First I find an idea to make boring bread stick more appealing and the next day I find the perfect bread sticks! I read a Christmas interview with chef James Martin (of Saturday Kitchen fame) and when ask for a ‘novel canapé idea for Christmas parties’, he suggest an idea [...]

This candied orange peel is wonderful in the Christmas muffins I posted yesterday. But also great in other cakes and cookies. Or dip them in chocolate or just eat them. So do not throw away your peel and start making this simple recipe!
This is how you make the candied orange peel
Cut the peel of a [...]