To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. Thank you for leaving a comment, it's lovely to hear from you x. I'm Charmaine, a blogger, writer and photographer. It’s an autumnal pairing that brings with it memories of country lanes and orchards, of bramble scratches and shinning up fruit trees. School catering company asking for proof of my kids allergies before they are allowed school dinners. If you get as far as putting the apple and blackberry layer in place then covering each one and refrigerating overnight, the trifles will be even better. pork skin and fat from the belly 1.25kgsea saltcooking apples 1 kgcaster sugar 1 tbspFor the pickled blackberries:red wine vinegar 150mlsoft brown sugar 75gyellow mustard seeds 1 tspsea salt ½ tspblackberries 250g. Transfer fruit and liquor to a sterilised jar and seal. To think is perfectly okay to park on double yellows if you’re picking a child up from nursery? This is a favourite of minehttps://www.nigella.com/recipes/warm-spiced-cauliflower-and-chickpea-salad-with-pomegranate-seeds. This is really a free-form pizza-like tart, which I made for the first time while we were doing the photography for How To Be A Domestic Goddess. Warm gently, stirring almost continuously, until the mixture has thickened. That dish of stewed fruit can also become a layer in a trifle, when the juices trickle down into the sponge cake beneath and mingle with walnut-hued sherry. The blackberries could be wild or cultivated or from the freezer. Ooh that looks fab AND we have blackberries! I’ve made the involtini from the Feast book and it’s lovely.I’ve also made most of the chocolate cake hall of fame. Which brings me neatly to crackling and the joy of dipping jagged shards of the stuff, bronze and crisp, into a puddle of violet-streaked stewed apple and blackberry. They are called something like extremely chocotatey chocolate cookies from Express. Her sour cream chocolate cake (in both Feast and Domestic Goddess) is my go-to chocolate cake. Wash the saucepan and return to the heat, pouring in the cream mixture. Article by Francis Vires. Also chocolate fudge cake from Nigella Bites. Peel, core and roughly chop the apples, then put them in a saucepan with the lemon juice and sugar and bring to the boil. To make the pork crackling, score the skin, using a very sharp cook’s knife or box cutter, in long lines, 1-2 cm apart. https://recipeforperfection.com/easy-blackberry-crumble-recipe-sundaysupper I'll definitely try more from the Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame.Unfortunately it seems that many of her savoury veggie things rely on tomatoes. I live in Essex with my husband and our young daughter. Stirring berries into clouds of soft, palest yellow apple is among the best of the season’s kitchen rituals. @nearlynermal - you’re right, I don’t know what I was thinking, typing that . Having said that, her recipes for pizza base, blueberry muffins and American style pancakes are my absolute go tos time and time again. Yum yum! Introduction. I also have a great recipe of hers somewhere for a honey and pine nut semi freddo which is just fabulous. Some of my favourites - The blackberry crisp … Also the malteser cake, but I never use the processor as I find it makes it a bit tough. The pumpkin lasagne from Christmas. Anyone got her new book? Spoon the sherry over the cake and leave to soak in. When the sugar has dissolved, cut each blackberry in half then add to the hot vinegar and sugar. And there’s a great apple tart in How To Eat. Break the cake into small pieces then place in the bottom of 4 individual dishes or large glasses. Neighbour told my DS that Father Christmas isn't real. Crush the apples with a fork or vegetable masher. apples 1 kglemon juice of 1caster sugar 2 tbspblackberries 250g, plus a few to decoratesponge cake 250goloroso sherry 8 tbspdouble cream 250g, For the custard:double cream 225mlcinnamon stick ½cloves 3nutmeg 1, for gratingegg yolks 4caster sugar 35g. Sorry I’ve only just read the word ‘vegetarian’ in your OP! Not to be trifled with: blackberry and apple trifle. Chocolate peanut butter cheesecake in Kitchen. Chill in the fridge for an hour or longer, then scatter over a few blackberries and serve. The quadruple chocolate cake is wonderful. Share with Tangle Teezer - £100 voucher to be won, Share your stories about your children’s favourite toys with Munchkin Nursery Steriliser - £100 voucher to be won, Your questions about the Green Homes Grant have been answered by the experts from the BEIS and EST, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox, https://www.nigella.com/recipes/warm-spiced-cauliflower-and-chickpea-salad-with-pomegranate-seeds. The Christmas muffins and gingerbread stuffing from Christmas. If sweet, I want it all!Some of my favourites -The blackberry crisp in ExpressBarbados cream and baked plums in How to EatChocolate Guiness cake in FeastAnyone? 'Too many Nigella books'?? I read a lot of her books, but don't tend to cook much from them, largely because I try to avoid baking. Now the weather is cooler and the nights are darker, I'm feeling the need to snuggle up with Nigella's books and maybe even cook some of her recipes. I do love a bit of Nigella...I saw she has a new book out and on the cover shes gone all skinny! How do you style your children’s hair? Salt and sweet: pork crackling with blackberry and apple. Sealed, the pickled blackberries will keep in the fridge for a couple of weeks. I’ve also tried the Georgian cheese bread from Feast, but haven’t quite mastered it as yet. Her banana bread in Domestic Goddess is fantastic. It is something to cook from scratch or to do with the leftover roast, the golden carapace torn from the meat and sprinkled with salt. Just perfect. 2. No curvy Nigella anymore! I think it's called cook,eat repeat. Add the mustard seeds and sea salt. Jun 23, 2020 - I feel, in the interests of fair trading, I should probably name this Blackberry Soggy, since what is so more-ish about it is its butter-fudgy topping. © Weald Blog/Charmaine Beaumont-Hammond. Featured in HOW TO BE A DOMESTIC GODDESS. Serves 4-6: 125g butter 60g porridge oats 40g flaked almonds 30g sunflower seeds 70g plain flour 1 tsp ground cinnamon 75g soft light brown sugar 500g blackberries 2 tsp cornflour 50g caster sugar 1. Desserts are a bit tricky for me since I'm not supposed to eat eggs, dairy or wheat and it seems that almost all desserts include those. Now the weather is cooler and the nights are darker, I'm feeling the need to snuggle up with Nigella's books and maybe even cook some of her recipes.Has anybody got any real favourites? I think I’ve made nearly all her chocolate cakes from the Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame, and the quadruple chocolate loaf cake definitely wins. Her plum and pecan crumble is lovely and I've used the topping for other crumbles. The red wine braised lentils are great with veggie sausages and freeze well. It works especially well in savoury recipes – few things flatter a roast loin of pork so well. Alongside family life, I run the online homewares and lifestyle shop, Weald Store. Overnight will not hurt. We are currently renovating our fifties home. The sharp fruit purée is a good friend to the layers of quivering fat and crisp skin of the meat. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Our homeware & lifestyle store with a curated selection of beautiful items from independent designers and makers. Remove and leave to cool. I don’t think it matters whether the apples are Bramleys or Golden Delicious, Worcesters or Brigadier. If savoury, I'm only here for vegetarian recipes. It is old china bowls of warm crumble and deep slices of purple pie.