Lemon drizzle cake recipe
This light and zingy cake is refreshing in the heat and comforting in the drizzle
îles flottantes recipe
This gentle French classic combines light merengue with vanilla custard and caramel
Greek salad recipe
With no cooking required, this is the perfect dish for a summer heatwave
Cherries Jubilee recipe
This royal dish combines cherries, brandy and ice cream and is due a summer revival
Banoffee Pie Recipe
We reveal the little known ingredient of a classic Banoffee Pie that will transform this popular dessert into something special
How to make the perfect picnic
From quiche to cake, we bring you all the recipes you need to pack a picnic to remember
Spaghetti and meatballs recipe
This household classic is the ultimate crowd pleaser whichever day of the week you make it.
Summer pudding recipe
Try adding gooseberries to this summer classic for an extra burst of flavour
Recipe: Hummingbird cake
Packed full of smushed ripe bananas and crushed pineapple, this cake is dense and moist, lightly spiced with cinnamon and stuffed with handfuls of chopped pecans.
Scotch eggs recipe
Scotch eggs are simple to make when you know how. Make in advance and pack for a lunch or picnic.
Hasselback Potatoes recipe
Guests are always disproportionately impressed by this easy and adaptable side dish
Recipe: Prawn Cocktail
It’s hard to take a prawn cocktail seriously. The pink, gloopy sauce, the (seemingly obligatory?) martini glass for presentation, the…
Recipe: Bakewell tart
Northerners take their puddings seriously: Eccles cakes from Manchester, sticky toffee pudding from Cartmel, and Bakewell tart from Derbyshire. These…
8 film & food pairings to liven up your movie nights
If it’s true that we eat first with our eyes, then watching films can be an exquisite torture: shots filled…
Recipe: Waldorf salad
You don’t see Waldorf salad so much nowadays. It’s a simple dish: raw celery, apple, grapes and walnuts, tossed in…
Recipe: Pink lemonade jelly
The onset of summer makes me feel giddy. And it seems from those piling into beer gardens and loading up…
Recipe: Spotted Dick for grown ups
Transform this school dinner staple into a sophisticated pudding with our Vintage Chef Olivia Potts
Recipe: Hot cross bun ice cream
Make the very most of those leftover hot cross buns and master a delicious Easter dessert
Recipe: Date & walnut cake
Vintage Chef Olivia Potts brings you a cake that eschews the multi-coloured glitz of instagram in favour of old fashioned flavour
Recipe: Blueberry muffins
Make breakfast the American way with these delicious blueberry muffins, from our Vintage Chef Olivia Potts
Recipe: Sticky toffee pudding
Vintage Chef Olivia Potts reinvents this family classic with a gloriously thick sauce and sponge infused with dates and mixed spice
Recipe: Cottage Pie
Vintage Chef Olivia Potts brings you a step by step guide to cooking the ultimate comfort dish
Recipe: Barmbrack tea bread
Our Vintage Chef brings you a tasty St Patrick’s Day bake – follow tradition and hide a fortune-telling surprise inside
Recipe: Baked Custard
Vintage Chef Olivia Potts brings you a make-ahead wonder that melts in the mouth
Recipe: Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes
Blueberries and buttermilk put a delicious twist into your pancake mix
Percy pig turns vegetarian
On Wednesday, Marks and Spencer announced that their cult sweet-treat, Percy Pigs, had gone completely veggie. The fruit flavoured, smiling…