Hearty, rich, truly delicious soup.

A tasty pie hot or cold, best with gravy.

A soft creamy fudge with a bite of ginger and unusual tang of lemon thyme

This is taken from The Farmhouse Kitchen by Mary Norwak. It might help with the annual glut of marrows.

Recipe given to me by my Mother-in-Law, very tasty ham glaze.

A variation on an old theme, can be low calorie if lower fat alternatives are used where possible.

low GL (glycaemic load) Christmas cake, which is also gluten free.

Jamanda's Mum's treacle toffee recipe.

With thanks to Green Rosie, a slightly unusual cake that works very well.

What the name suggests - slightly different from bought ones, but suitable to eat on their own, or with cheese/pate

Traditional Channel Islands apple cake. Squidgy, substantial and generally made in large quantities.

Good, wholesome and cheap as chips!Scotch Broth Soup, Get Lamb bones Free From your local butcher. Butchers have to pay to have them taken away so you may as well ask! We get ours free.

This is a recipe for the best fruit scones you've ever tasted.