The Botanical Kitchen
Recipes, travel and the occasional rant
Last year my raspberry bush at the allotment gave us what seemed like a never ending supply of luscious ruby raspberries. This year we’ve had equally a bumper crop. It has been so easy eating them simply off the bush while picking. Especially in the hot and humid weather we’ve been having in England recently. […]
I never understood the whole ‘allotment thing’ until a few weeks ago when my raspberries started coming up. Well, technically they are not ‘my’ raspberries as the straggly bush was already on our plot when we received the key in March. I was all ready to pull it out and burn it because I wanted […]
I really love millefeuille but I find the shop bought versions and even patisserie versions just far too sweet. I don’t like the iced topping and I also don’t tend to have time for the steps involved to make these perfect. So here is an easy recipe that you can throw together very quickly. I’ve […]
These are wonderful little canapés. I demonstrated them at The London Chocolate Festival recently and they were a big hit! I’ve filled them with raspberries in the recipe below but you could use any soft berry or fruit. They are topped with an easy chocolate ganache. If you’re put off by ganache, give this version a […]