Painted Canvas Cake

When I'm feeling down, I need to look outside of myself for inspiration. Art is a great place to look for ideas for new dishes. This painted canvas cakes is inspired by the art exhibits at the Modern Gallery of Art in Edinburgh.

Black Sesame Cookies

These black sesame cookies are eye catching with a toasted and complex flavour that is slightly more savoury but very similar to the flavour of a peanut butter cookie. Moist, dense, chewy and delicious, these cookies made with black tahini are a gorgeous sweet treat or would be a great addition to a more complex […]

Mirror Glazed Apple Cake

Here's a more advanced recipe for a spooky apple Halloween dessert. It's made with cranberry, apples and white chocolate and then mirror glazed to give it a beautiful glossy shine. Perfect for Halloween, once you cut into the mirror glazed apples the bright red cranberry filling oozes out onto the plate. Spooky and delicious.

Beet Sponge Toffee

Crisp and airy sponge toffee with the addition of beet. This beet sponge toffee taste primarily the same as regular sponge toffee but with the added complexity and earthiness of beetroot. The beet juice and powder also add a beautiful colour and make this toffee stunningly pink. This would make a great addition to any […]

Red Wine Poached Pears

I'm making poached pears in a beautiful mulled wine syrup and served on vanilla creme anglaise. I wanted a bit of a chill one after the last video so thought I'd slow things down a bit and make something more homey and cosy for the weekend. Poached pears are a beautiful dish to make in […]