notesfrommusiciansJul 4, 20202 minClaudia Huckle’s Orange & Rhubarb CrumbleI grew up on a sheep farm in Devon, and my mother always grew rhubarb in her vegetable garden. I have fond memories of Sunday lunches...
notesfrommusiciansJul 4, 20201 minCatherine Wyn-Rogers’ Buv’s Apple Picklevery simple and very nice if you like tangy apple pickle with your cheese/cold ham/bacon etc etc. My grandmother, universally known as...
notesfrommusiciansJul 2, 20202 minYvonne Howard’s Lemon & Ginger Freezy PudI love cooking for friends, and this dessert has become my tops, a real winner. WARNING: CONTAINS RAW EGG You will need: 8 mini,...
notesfrommusiciansJul 2, 20201 minChristine Goerke’s Nonna’s Sour Cream Chocolate CakeAs an Italian American, we all know that the best food is Nonna’s food. And there is no better chocolate cake than this. It is crazy...
notesfrommusiciansJul 2, 20202 minJennifer Pike’s Easy Lemon CheesecakeCheesecake is always my first choice when it comes to choosing indulgent desserts. This easy cheesecake recipe has been in my family for...
notesfrommusiciansJul 1, 20202 minAlexandra Dariescu’s Coffee & Orange Macarons These are quite simply my favourite things. Ingredients for about 16 macarons: Biscuit: 3 large egg whites, room temperature 50g caster...
notesfrommusiciansJul 1, 20201 minEmily Burnett’s Bacon & Mushroom Flan I’m an opera singer and a trained chef and I love cooking healthy meals which are delicious yet straightforward. This is one of my...
notesfrommusiciansJul 1, 20202 minLucy Schaufer’s Blackberry, Bay & Lime Jam Cookbooks for me are like old pals. When you need advice and inspiration, you pick one up, flip through the pages, and suddenly you’re...
NFMKJun 29, 20203 minMadeleine Pierard's Rhubarb Frangipane Tart with Vanilla Bean and Lemon GlazeRhubarb is one of my favourite fruits and has been since I was very tiny. Those ruby and green jewelled sticks of deliciousness with their u
notesfrommusiciansJun 24, 20203 minChristopher Gillett’s Sourdough FocacciaIt was surprisingly difficult to find a recipe for sourdough focaccia that made any sense to me, so I figured out this one. Ingredients:...
notesfrommusiciansJun 24, 20203 minHelena Dix’s Confectioners’ Custard-Stuffed EclairsI basically grew up in the back of a kitchen. My mother is a dessert chef. She owned a restaurant in Australia and, as a single parent,...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20201 minGillian Moore’s Tattie SconesWhen I’m feeling homesick for Scotland, making a huge batch of Tattie (potato) Scones seems to be the answer. There’s not many more...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20202 minElisabeth Plank’s Lazy KaiserschmarrnKaiserschmarrn is a traditional Austrian dish and can be eaten as a dessert or a main course. It is the ultimate in comfort food, but the...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20202 minJulia Riley’s Amaretti Mezzi BacciThis recipe was passed to me by a great friend and fellow mezzo, Anna Stephany. She made them for me when we lived opposite each other,...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20201 minAngela Brower’s Chocolate Marshmallow BrowniesThis is an incredible recipe, which we as a family make for my dad’s birthday each year. I live in Munich, which is a very long way from...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20202 minClaire Booth’s Honey & Cardamom CakeA delicious staple of our household’s lockdown week. I’m cooking for 6, which means a great deal of variety of tastes and wants, for...
NFMKApr 22, 20202 minJennifer Johnston’s St Clements Gin & Tonic CakeAs my friends know well, I will choose gin over any spirit, love citrus fruits and love cake. What could be better than all three in one...
NFMKApr 18, 20201 minOrla Boylan’s Irish Brown BreadMy recipe is Irish Brown bread according to my granny, Annie Boylan. I couldn’t get coarse-ground wholemeal flour as the shops are all...
NFMKApr 18, 20202 minRobin Tritschler's Lockdown LoafI would not normally be adventurous and create a baking recipe but in the ‘making do’, ‘needs must’, ‘all in it together’ spirit of the...
NFMKApr 18, 20201 minCatherine Carby's Reverse Chocolate CakeThis cake has all the ingredients added in the reverse order to which you would normally expect them, hence back to front cake. It makes...