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Ultimate Margarita Recipe

Ultimate Margarita Recipe

It’s taken me a full year of sampling, testing and mixing, but I finally have it, the Ultimate Margarita Recipe. I will be seeing in 2020 with a couple of glasses of fizz and a few Margaritas. New Years Eve will be a low key 

Festive Bread Wreath with Gruyere Cheese Dip

Festive Bread Wreath with Gruyere Cheese Dip

My rich and creamy Festive Bread Wreath with Gruyere Cheese Dip is the perfect centre piece for your Christmas gathering this year. The flavours from the creamy gruyere cheese and nutty artichoke hearts, when roasted into a bubbling molten dip are insane. Having a freshly 

Honey and Almond Granola

Honey and Almond Granola

Give your day a boost with my healthy, homemade Honey and Almond Granola.  My super easy, 30 minute, Honey and Almond Granola recipe is a simple way to enjoy a hearty breakfast. Packed with honey toasted oats and almonds, my granola is the fuel you 

The Gelato Experience

The Gelato Experience

The Gelato Experience at The Delectable Garden. Join me in my kitchen for a deliciously interactive day of authentic Italian gelato making and tasting. Gelato Love Gelato is an incredibly creamy Italian frozen dessert. Compared to traditional ice cream, gelato, has a thick and silky 

Blackberry Crumble Sundae

Blackberry Crumble Sundae

Blackberry Crumble Sundae. Favourite British dessert, meet my Italian obsession. Creamy vanilla gelato rippled with blackberry coulis, topped with buttery crumble.  Gelato I’m making the most of late summer by creating different gelato flavours using seasonal produce from The Delectable Garden. Every visitor is having 

Nonna Ciana’s Tuscan Tomato Bruschetta

Nonna Ciana’s Tuscan Tomato Bruschetta

Simple, Fresh and delicious, Nonna Ciana’s Tuscan Tomato Bruschetta is a perfect example of The Delectable Gardens principles. Bursting with colour and flavour, these little bites of Tuscany will not disappoint.  Tuscany After 7 long weeks I finally have a kitchen, it’s so good to 

Refreshing Mint, Lime and Pineapple Agua Fresca

Refreshing Mint, Lime and Pineapple Agua Fresca

This Refreshing Mint, Lime and Pineapple Agua Fresca is a tropical breeze on a hot day. A thirst-quenching exotic drink to keep you cool this summer 😎  Originating from Mexico, Agua Fresca means Cool Water. A Refreshing mix of fruit and water, with the addition of 

Rhubarb Custard Curd

Rhubarb Custard Curd

My Rhubarb Custard Curd will envoke childhood memories of sitting in the sunshine with a tub of sugar eating bright red stalks of rhubarb.  Mek yer tabs laugh is a local saying that springs to mind when I think back to those spring days. I 

Smashed Avocado with Poached Eggs

Smashed Avocado with Poached Eggs

Smashed Avocado with Poached Eggs are a slice of tranquility after a manic week. A weekend in The Delectable Garden wouldn’t feel right without buttery spiced smashed avocado crowned with perfectly poached eggs for brunch.  Gary and I first discovered smashed avocado with poached eggs 

Cheesecake Filled Easter Eggs

Cheesecake Filled Easter Eggs

Warning, these Cheesecake Filled Easter Eggs are absolutely filthy! Rich and creamy no bake cheesecake on a bed of buttery biscuit crumbs, encased by a smooth milk chocolate egg, topped with the nations favourite mini eggs.  The fresh produce has about run dry in The