An easy muffin recipe from ” Nigella Bites” by Nigella Lawson. Split them while still warm and smear with unsalted butter, adding marmalade, jam or honey if you like.
Light and fluffy savoury scones from Debora Robertson’s ” Notes from a Small Kitchen Island”. Serve warm, split with plenty of butter and a little more Marmite.
Here is a great recipe I came across for blackberries. I have already picked 3 lbs from the wild patch on our allotment and there’s plenty more to come. Serve this warm with clotted cream, creme fraiche or yoghurt.
An easy cake to bake from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. You can use other fruit if you like, for example peaches, pears or apricots. Just be sure the fruit is tender and ripe or it wont cook .
A good cake for pudding or afternoon tea from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. This can be varied replacing the plums with pears and the hazelnuts with walnuts.
The first of the seasons rhubarb on my allotment is almost ready to pick so I’m sharing a few more favourite recipes for rhubarb. This one is from my local chef and food writer Claire Thomson.