How to make irresistible apple fritters with a cinnamon twist
With the new crop of British apples starting to trickle onto the shelves, Melanie Johnson offers a delicious way to turn them into a naughty treat.
Melanie Johnson is a food writer, photographer and stylist
With the new crop of British apples starting to trickle onto the shelves, Melanie Johnson offers a delicious way to turn them into a naughty treat.
'Late summer brings sweet and juicy plums,' says Melanie Johnson. 'And, this year, I have a glut.' That sounds like the perfect excuse to make this plum-and-ricotta crumble.
Sometimes you'll have hours to spend in the kitchen making ludicrously-complicated recipes involving umpteen processes and hard-to-find ingredients. At other times, you'll just want to make some posh pancakes; today is one of those latter days.
Best friends, carrot cake and cream cheese are fully celebrated in this innovatice recipe, with a salty twist. Thank Melanie Johnson.
Looking for a new summer dessert? If you have the courage and patience to attempt a meringue roulade, this combination of flavours is sure to delight the palette. Thank Melanie Johnson.
Melanie Johnson's latest offering combines berries, rhubarb and elderflower into a delicious teatime treat.
Savoury scones are just as easy to make as sweet ones, without the added need of jam and clotted cream. Melanie Johnson's latest offering are the perfect savoury snack on a hot summer day.
Watercress is delightfully fragrant and offers a simple way to add colour and peppery notes to spring dishes.
Spikes of asparagus in the kitchen garden are a sure sign that the British spring has truly arrived. Melanie Johnson has created a wonderful spring dish using these tender stems perfect for a light dinner.
Here's how to elevate simple rhubarb and custard to something rather smart.
Cucumber is fresh and delicious, but it's difficult to use it in a dish that really zips off the plate.
The short but sweet season for blood oranges is upon us – and our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson has a recipe to make the most of it.
Pomegranates are like little winter jewels that can brighten any dish, adding both flavour and colour – our Kitchen Garden Cook Melanie Johnson provides a delicious recipe to demonstrate.
This recipe for Banana, walnut and salted maple-syrup loaf, served with maple mascarpone was originally dreamed up to make use of left-over walnuts. It's so good, we'd suggest that even if you've run out, it merits a trip to the supermarket.
You might think of scones as something for sunny summer afternoons – this recipe will change that.
Knobbly quince is a delicately fragrant fruit that fills the kitchen with the most incredible aroma, says Melanie Johnson.
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a lovely recipe using this most delicious of seasonal ingredients.