Karen writes a weekly column for Garden News Magazine focussing on home-grown food and cooking. BBC local Radio gardening. Garden designer. NCTJ qualified. Writes a blog at bramblegarden.com
Cream together sugar, margarine and eggs with an electric whisk. Fold in the flour and baking powder. Add milk and vanilla extract...Read More
For the cake base: - Mix together the margarine, sugar, eggs and creme fraiche / milk. - Stir in the flour and baking powder....Read More
Scrub the oranges in hot water, especially if they have been waxed. Peel wedges of orange skin from the top to the bottom of the ...Read More
Heat the oven to 180C / Gas 6 Take the pastry out of the fridge so that it comes to room temperature while you make the filling. ...Read More
Combine the flour, oats and yeast in a large bowl. Add the sugar, salt and melted butter. Beat the egg and add to the bowl. Gra...Read More
Mix flour and butter together. Add sugar, mixed fruit, spice and bicarbonate of soda. Mix well. Beat egg and milk together. Mix i...Read More
Boil the potatoes until they are just cooked, but still slightly firm. Drain and set aside to cool. Melt the butter and add the l...Read More
Put all ingredients, apart from peaches and milk, in a food processor* and whizz to form breadcrumbs. Add only three tablespoons o...Read More
Unroll the pastry and cut into squares. Lay them on the baking tray. Peel and halve the pears. Place slices on top of the pastry ...Read More
Cook the sliced leeks in the rapeseed oil until soft. Add sliced mushrooms, chopped tomatoes and sweet pepper, and cook for a few...Read More
Mix the ingredients together. Rest dough in the fridge for one hour if you want biscuits to retain their round shape. I was in t...Read More
Crush the biscuits in a food processor, or in a plastic bag, bashing them with a rolling pin. Add the lemon curd and mix to combi...Read More
Line a 23cm springform cake tin with baking parchment. I used a heart-shaped tin. Preheat the oven to 160C, Gas 3. Beat the eg...Read More
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