Eating In

with Chas

  • Sylvia Plath’s Tomato Soup Cake

    The American poet’s favourite cake Continue reading

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  • Chocolate and Pear Mousse

    From Instagram! Continue reading

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  • Chocolate coconut pudding

    400ml tin of coconut milk4 cardamom pods, crushed1 cinnamon stick100g dark chocolate (70%) plus extra to garnishOpen the tin of coconut milk and spoon off 2 tablespoons of the thick cream from the top and reserve. Pour the rest of the milk into a pan and add the cinnamon and cardamom and heat until about Continue reading

  • Banana Pancakes

    350g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder
2 very ripe bananas2 medium eggs1 tsp vanilla extract250ml whole milkbutter, for frying½ tsp saltMash the bananas in a bowl and add the milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well. Sieve together the baking powder, salt and flour in another bowl and add the wet ingredients, mixing thoroughly to get a smooth batter. Fry the pancakes in Continue reading

  • Custard

    570ml/1 pint whole milk55ml/2fl oz single cream1 vanilla pod or ½ tsp vanilla extract4 free-range eggs, yolks only30g/1oz caster sugar2 level tsp cornflourBring the milk, cream and vanilla pod to simmering point slowly over a low heat. Remove the vanilla pod (if using, wash the vanilla pod, dry and store in jar with caster sugar to make vanilla sugar). Whisk Continue reading

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  • Pineapple with mint sugar

    You will need a fresh, ripe, pineapple. To test for ripeness, it should smell like a pineapple, yield slightly when pressed and you should be able to pull the leaves off easily. Cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple with a sharp knife and remove the peel. Also remove the little brown spots. Continue reading

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  • Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding

    Luxurious pudding! Continue reading

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  • Caramel Figs

    For this the figs have to be ripe. Find an ovenproof dish that you can put on the table, and one in which the fruit can fit snuggly. Dip each fig in water and then roll in caster sugar and place it in the dish. Bake them in a hot oven, gas 7-8, 220⁰C, 425⁰F, Continue reading

  • Crème Caramel

    Serves 4 (6 if you make a big single mould)100g caster sugar2 tbsp hot water150ml whole milk275ml single creamVanilla essence or 1 vanilla pod4 large eggs30g soft brown sugarHeat the oven to 150C (130 fan)/gas 2 and put a one and a half pint dish or four ramekins on a baking tray. To make the caramel, Continue reading

  • Banana Cake

    2 large ripe bananas, sliced200g caster sugar50g date syrup50g unsalted butter2 large eggs250g self-raising flour170 ml oil, he used grapeseed oil1 tablespoon sour cream1 teaspoon vanilla essence1 teaspoon finely grated nutmeg1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda½ teaspoon saltBegin by lining a 20 cm cake tin with baking parchment. Place the butter, sugar and date syrup in Continue reading

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