Tag: sultanas
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Cinnamon and apple cake
If you have apples in your fruit bowl that are a bit past their best, this is a wonderful way to use them up. The cake is easy to make, moist and freezes well. The flavour and texture improves if it’s made a day ahead. Store it wrapped in baking parchment and foil at room…
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Fragrant yellow rice with cashew nuts
Fragrant basmati rice served with any kind of curry or roast meats is a real Pigeon Cottage favourite. I was taught the secret of how to make it perfectly every time by the mum of one of my old uni housemates many, many years ago. Sometimes I just make it plain, sometimes I add a…
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Val’s fruit cake
I went for a lovely walk in the local forest with my friend Val the other day and, once we got back to her house, she served up a slice of this sultana and pineapple-laden cake that’s just perfect with a cup of tea. It’s one of those brown cakes that doesn’t photograph terribly well…
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