These brownies have several uses – disguising seeds, nuts and fibre into young athletes, feeding friends after dinner parties, making popular picnics, complementing a coffee on a rainy afternoon…. I could go on. But this is a super reliable chocolate fix which pleases all it touches. Use the best ingredients you can, as all shine…

Sigh. Although it’s the middle of June, here in Somerset the rain keeps falling with no end in sight. The log basket is still stocked and heating still on. But hey, an excuse to cook up this warming family favourite, boosted with wholegrain flour and roasted vegetables fragranced with fat garlic cloves. The Yorkshire pudding…

This delicious shortbread is quick, easy and scrumptious – a great filler in the lunch box or for a post exercise sweet hit. I use my beloved Kitchenaid mixer for this but you can just as well go the old fashioned way and mix by hand for an extra workout. Lemon & Rye Shortbread –…