Serves 6You will need a flat-bottomed cake tin, around 22cm diameter. An ovenproof frying pan also works well.Ingredients4 eating apples125g butter100g golden caster sugar300g puff pastryCrème fraiche, to serveMethodPreheat the oven to 200°C/ 390°F/Gas 6. Peel the apples and cut ...

PIZZAMakes fourI have given the recipes below for the base and the sauce – the rest is up to you. The best cheese, I find, is cow’s mozzarella –in the balls not the blocks, as they are sweeter. But beyond that, salami, red peppers, sausages, tuna, egg – just pile the ingredients ...

Is there anything more elegant than taking afternoon tea... Think miniature scones, melt-in-the-mouth meringues, chocolate tarts, sausage rolls and delicate triangle sandwiches. A perfect setting for us to preview the divine Autumn Winter

, which includes limited edition bars (rose, cloudy lemonade and bakewell tart flavours) and bags of rosy apple and rhubarb and custard boiled sweets. We left filled to the brim having indulged in the chocolate treats on offer, but were more than pleased

the pumpkin and goats cheese tart, even asking for more! Then, tucked away at the top of the house, Little Miss J discovered Gap’s spring/summer children’s collection, all fashioned in a blue and white nautical theme, which has been a running trend

, Niçoise and Greek salads – and you can go back for more if you’re hungry. The main course is served at your table. There’s lots of choice for adults, from Stilton tart to lamb, while child staples include chicken strips, fish fingers and macaroni.We all

What would be your perfect family dinner? Seafood, steak and chips followed by a lovely lemon tart.What are the best recipes for weaning a baby? Ours had all the usual baby rice and puréed fruit and vegetables followed by anything and everything we

Tomaselli we sat on an outside terrace watching tourists go past on horse and carriage. It’s a threatrical little eaterie and has hardly changed since 1705 when it was opened. Waiters in bow ties serve chocolate Sachertorte, cheesecake and creamy tarts laden

-hot food containers.Chewy Granola Bars (courtesy My Lunch Box, Chronicle Books, £9.99)Oats make these bars healthy – tart and sweet dried cranberries make them a must-eat treat. Makes 12 bars.Ingredients140g (5oz) wholewheat flour215g (71/2oz) rolled oats75

around five tonnes of the region’s annual 400-tonne production goes on sale. Whether it’s baked in tarts and cakes or going straight into the mouths of the many who turn out for La Fête de la Fraise, this is the ultimate celebration of the small red fruit