Food Recipes

White Truffle Oil Pesto Pasta
I experimented with our new White Truffle Oil and the result was this indulgently rich pesto slathered on some tagliatelle pasta and pan fried chestnut mushrooms. Served with a simple rocket salad and a glass of white burgundy it made an indulgent and intensely flavoured summer's supper. This is my recipe for tagliateli
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Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe
Thanks to the inclusion of the eponymous carrot these Carrot Cake Muffins seem to carry more virtue on their fluffy shoulders than other cakes, though I do have to occassionally remind the Demijohnnies that they really don't count as part...
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Rich Chocolate Fudge Cake
Demijohn HQ is currently having to double as home-school depot and so I feel it is my duty, as catering department, to provide an occassional break-time treat to buoy the spirits as we all tussle with tech! This indulgent cake...
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Boozy Chocolate Truffles
Like so many others we've found it incredibly hard to get hold of flour during the Covid-19 Lockdown of Spring 2020. Since an initial flurry of baking our supplies have vanished and we've had to think of flour free sweet...
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Pici Asparagus with Balsamic Vinegar
I absolutely love pasta! Well done Italy for inventing such a food. However, you do need to have the odd inspirational thought when creating a pasta dish to ensure you don't get stuck in a "Pasta Bake Rut" or PBR...
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