This South African recipe was given to us by Alicia Wilkinson from Silwood Kitchens in Cape Town.

Serves 4

Serves 10-12

It’s not surprising that many people hate Brussels sprouts because invariably they are over-cooked.

Serves 4-6

Ideally Christmas puddings should be given at least six weeks to mature.

I love bread sauce but if I hadn’t been reared on it I might never have tried it — the recipe sounds so dull.

The quantity of ice below is enough to fill 10-18 clementine shells.

IT’S a few years ago now since a chap called Paddy Daly from Dublin arrived to do a one week introductory course at the cookery school.