Preserves

Once the New Year celebrations have died down, the next big thing in my culinary calendar is marmalade day. It’s become an annual tradition to make the most of the Seville orange season, and I always prepare a trove of …

It’s hard to imagine my life before I discovered salted caramel. The salt balances out the intense sweetness of the caramel perfectly, and every flavour note is heightened with its presence. Salted caramel is so incredibly versatile, it should already …

Blackcurrant jelly is one of my favourite preserves, and I make it every year when the fruit is in season. In the supermarket the berries can be quite expensive, but if you head down to a local ‘pick your own’, …

Homemade lemon curd is much nicer than anything you can find in the shops – it’s got real sharpness and freshness that can only come from small batch production. Making your own lemon curd is not only easy, it’s also …

After years of experimentation, I can confidently say that this is the only strawberry jam recipe you will ever need. The big secret is to minimise the cooking time once the sugar has been added; this maximises the fruit flavour, …