The Incredible Spice Men

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Chocolate and cardamom mousse cake with homemade honeycomb

This is a really simple torte recipe, and if you’re really pushed for time you can even buy the sponge base to make it even easier for yourself. The homemade...
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Exceptional gammon with cider and cinnamon

Gammon and coriander seeds have a time-honoured partnership, and have long been used to preserve meat. Our visit to a cider barn in Somerset inspired us to add...
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Cinnamon, ginger and red chilli spiced wings

An all-time favourite for the kids, this. Watching movies with a big plate of spiced wings, they’ll be happy for hours! The amazing by-product of this recipe,...
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Apple crumble with star anise

A lovely traditional pudding, but the star of the show – see what I’ve done there? – is the star anise, which gives the dish a warming, aromatic feel. But it’s...
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Splendidly spicy beef burger

A wonderful burger, this is simple to put together, and shows what can result from thinking just a little bit differently. So, to bring out the best of your beef,...
Scottish

McSingh’s Scotch pie

There’s nothing better than a juicy, crispy, lush Scotch pie – unless of course you add spices to it. The sweet, fatty taste of the lamb mince is paired with...
Scottish

Honey-roasted chicken with outstanding roasties

This chicken is flavoured with a combination I have liked very much since childhood. I had acute asthma, and when the coughing fits got too heavy my parents would...
Welsh

Goat’s cheese, red onion and caraway seed tart

What a blast we had when we visited a goat farm down in Wales! Linda and her son, the farmers, showed such care and respect to the animals, and the cheese they...
Welsh

Treacle pudding with nutmeg, lemon & lime

We wanted to put a nice treacle pudding in the book, and after we visited a traditional sweet shop in Wales, coming up with this nutmeg-infused recipe was a no...
Scottish

Lamb stew with black pepper, coconut & clove

This subtle, mellow stew is often cooked in Indian people’s homes and is great for the whole family. It shows how simple dishes of European origin have been...
Scottish

Scottish cranachan with a wee twist

Originally, the traditional Scottish cranachan celebrated the harvest, but now it is enjoyed year-round. There are many variations, but in all of them the trick...
English

Dover sole with lime & ginger

This recipe is a very versatile one, and would work just as well with a variety of fish. Any sweet, meaty white fish, such as hake, cod and John Dory would make a...
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Bread & butter pudding with orange & cardamom

Sometimes I find bread and butter pudding a little bit heavy. The addition of orange here cuts through the rib-sticking bread and makes things a little lighter,...
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Pulled pork with cinnamon & clove

In Goa, once an overseas province of Portugal, there are many dishes influenced by Portuguese originals. The Goan version of pulled pork – so named because the...
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