I love the Molasses Clove Cookies from the Dancing Deer Bakery. Bake the cookies 1 sheet at a time. Remove the cookies from the oven when they still look slightly raw and underbaked.

A wonderful splurge if you having friends over without a lot of work.

A moist cornbread with a little sweetness to it.

Savoury choux pastry case filled with creamy mushroom filling ( can add meat if you so wish) great server with a salad an garlic bread. Easier to make than you’d think.

the perfect food to catch and trap your little mice

The oldest sweet tea recipe (ice tea) in print comes from a community cookbook called Housekeeping in Old Virginia, by Marion Cabell Tyree, published in 1879.

This cake is so moist and rich and just perfect for this time of year.

This is based on a Filipino soup recipe from my mother in law. We make it whenever either of us is sick or when it’s really cold outside!

Lovely pan fried cod with some roast veg and cream sauce

For the lactose intolerant, or those who forgot to get milk! This is by far the best dairy free pancake recipe I have ever found, almost idiot proof!

(Double Pasta - Gnocchi, Ravioli) Papifferi sind meine eigene Kreation einer Doppelpasta. Im Inneren einer frisch hergestellten Hartweizenpasta wird eine Kartoffelpasta (Gnocchi) “versteckt”. Das Ganze wird mit einer Sauce aus frischen Pilzen serviert.

Whole wheat pasta simmered with the meat in chicken broth. Broccoli rabe is not bitter at all. It’s a little soupy – my daughter likes it that way – but you can strain it out.

Brown 4 medium chops in a 14" skillet. Remove and add 4 tblspns of butter, half a medium onion(chopped) and 1 cup of long grained rice. Brown rice and onions.

Great sauce for chinese dumplings, and dim sum in general.

The perfect snack or side to accompany your oriental feast. This recipe for Prawn Toast is quick, easy and delicious!

Cookie dough with prune filling rolled up. Chill, slice and bake.

¢ Combine the flour and the salt in a large resealable plastic bag. Add as many pieces of chicken you can fit and shake to coat completely. ¢ Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the oil.

Being from New England, we had always associated pumpkin with things like cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, etc. Then, a New Years Eve visit to a beautiful village located in Mani, Greece years ago changed all that.

Boeuf Bourginon made with Quorn. A vegetarian alternative that is lighter than the meat version but still has plenty of flavour. Serve with rice.

Thanks Vicki N (& Bill Granger) for this delicious curry - perfect for this colder weather!