Christmas

Babka is a a sweet braided brioche style bread that originates from Eastern Europe. This loaf is a take on that but easier as it is cooked in a tin.
The twisting of the halves of...

Cooking turkey well can be fraught with issues, but it is made much easier with the addition of steam into the oven cavity. Not only does it allow the meat to maintain more moisture...

This is a really impressive looking dish but deceptively simple to make. It would look perfect on your Christmas Dinner table.  We chose to sit it on a bed of hummus. Using a combination...

Chocolate bark is a straight forward recipe but using induction to melt the chocolate bar directly on baking paper lined frying pan, saves you from any dirty dishes.
By using low...

With a small amount of preparation you can turn a simple piece of pork belly into an impressive porchetta style roast . Buy a fairly large pork belly for this dish...

These make a great addition to a Home made Christmas gift bag...

Being Vegan or Vegetarian doesn't preclude you from this tempting dessert.  Be prepared by putting the cans in the refrigerator at least the day before. ...

With a bit of imagination, something as simple as some bread rolls can become an awesome Christmas table centrepiece, that is until it is so quickly demolished because its so delicious...

Bombolini are Italian doughnuts, usually filled with a pastry cream and then fried and rolled in sugar. In this recipe the filling takes on a Christmas theme with the addition of Christmas...

This makes a very big cake. I usually make it in a 10 inch square deep tin and it fills the tin to the top. It pays to extend the baking paper lining above the top of the tin just to...

This dish is much easier than it appears. Its perfect for a Summer picnic or for the Christmas lunch table . If your steam oven doesn't have a SousVide Function, choose Full Steam and...

This recipe is rather magical, very easy to cook, and perfect for a Christmas dessert. It is the first recipe of several in collaboration with our friends at Imagination Distillery...

Love pavlova but no time for the real thing?
This roulade style dessert is the perfect  solution.  The filling and topping can be adapted to suit what you have in the fridge. ...

This is a different yet easier variation on the Christmas Pavlova. By cooking the meringue in flat discs there is less chance of disaster . You can make this as large as you like or...

With biscotti you can add whatever mix ins you prefer - for a Christmas theme we have used almonds, glace cherries and dried fruit. This recipe is based on a traditional Italian recipe...

I find the trouble with cooking a Christmas Pudding is that it takes a LONG time to cook and then only a few people eat it, so the effort in to output is very low...

This recipe is tried and true.  Its been cooked for hundreds of demonstrations and we often cook it at home as well. It is reliable and impressive and so fast to cook that its...

These easy-to-make sweet treats, are a Christmas take on a baklava style of dessert. Instead of being filled with nuts, Christmas fruit mince is added and orange syrup completes the...