Great for breakfast or dessert.

Play around with whatever ingredients you have to hand.

Serves 6

There are two kinds of tarragon, French and Russian, but we prefer to use French in this recipe, because it has a better flavour.

French onion soup is probably the best known and loved of all French soups.

This cake has an irresistible crispy topping — the crumb is moist and rich with coconut and almonds so, needless to say, it will keep well if stored in an airtight tin.

One Step Ahead, by Mary Berry, published by Quadrille.

Sam Clarke of Moro restaurant in London demonstrated this starter for us at the school some years ago.

A wonderful recipe from Finca Buenvino (called helado con Pasas al Pedro Jimenez) , where Sam and Jeannie Chesteron cook wonderful food for their friends — see Hot Tips.

Serves 6