Shortbread is brilliant for several reasons including the fact it can be made up of many different combinations of nuts, fruits and spices, just pick your favourite combination. I've used pistachios and cranberries for their colour as well as taste and added some classic xmas spice with some orange zest and cinnamon. Even better they're [...]
Red Velvet really is a delicious cake and a great treat for anytime of the year. For a more festive version, try printing off more Christmas looking tree templates for piping, then decorating them with anything from dried cranberries and pistachios to edible metallic balls to look like baubles. Just make sure you add your decorations before [...]
I had great fun this Halloween coming up with recipes for a spooky themed appearance in the Aldi Taste Kitchen. On set with the very lovely Helen Brumby, we talked through my Halloween recipes for meringue ghosts and vanilla and salted caramel candy apples. Despite Halloween having passed the recipes work well for Bonfire Night too, toffee [...]