Recipe roundup from around the internet. Tried and tested 5: pumpkin ice-cream from David Lebovitz, walnut chocolate chip cookies from Nigel Slater
Viennese striesel, a brioche-like fruited bread which is glorious dunked into coffee, divine when toasted and would make an absolutely stonking bread and butter pudding. Baked along with the Bread Baking Babes / Buddy site.
I think this is the best book to get started with bread baking. Inspires confidence and fun.
Date and oat slice with omega-3 rich seeds - a delicious, fast and easy homemade energy bar.
Taralli are biscuits from the south-east region of Italy, Puglia. Here's a homemade version made with olive oil and white wine, ideal as pre-dinner nibbles or with cheese.
My basic gelato recipe for a light ice-cream you can eat every day, with some of my favourite flavour variations.
This would be an idea vegetarian alternative to a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner - golden star-shaped squash stuffed with festive wild rice and cranberries.
