British birthday party recipes

Blueberry Muffins

Perfect for sharing

Lemon Fish Fingers

Fast fish supper that's easy and good for you

Squid and bacon

Lorraine Pascale's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Zebra Cake

I love making cakes that are a bit different but with cakes I always seem to revert back to my old favourites.…

Lorraine Pascale's Let them eat cake, cake

This is recipe from her new book Fast, Fresh and Easy Food, and this cake is quick to make as it follows the…

Lemon/Lime Curd

A citrus curd that can be made with limes, lemons, or oranges (or a combination). Of course it's a standard on scones, but is also used for cake and…

Simple Classic Sponge Cake

Baking a perfect sponge may be a real challenge to most of us first timers..You may have been through this a number of times, or even heard people…

Polish Apple Cake

This is made to a recipe given to me by my mother. Stew your fruit first, cool and then add it to the batter. It works perfectly as a tea-time treat…

Riverford's Corn on the cob with red pepper + chive butter

Traditional Devon Cream Tea Strawberry Jam - Strawberry Conserve

A fabulous recipe for a soft set strawberry jam, or rather a strawberry…

Berry Zen Summer Delight

The joy here is that because the fruit is already frozen, within an hour and a half you have the most delightful of healthy and gorgeously delicious…

Fat rascals

A fruit filled scone recipe made famous by Bettys tearooms of Yorkshire

litchi with papaya

fresh and ripe litchi with papaya

Vanilla Fudge

This is a smooth, creamy fudge that makes a good base if you want to experiment with flavourings. It is less temperamental than those made with…

chocolate cake

Tasty chocolate cake