Winning Gluten-free Pumpkin Cheesecake

I have always wanted to enter a baking competition, perhaps more for the challenge and the excuse to bake something rather than for the prize and few days ago I had my very first contest. At a local autumn inspired Bake Off I chose a heavenly gluten-free chocolate and pumpkin cheesecake that turned out to be a…

Quick, easy and moreish fig, pistachio and cheese salad

Figs for me are one of the most delicious, indulgent and somehow sexy fruits. The best thing is that they can be an inspiration for exotic cakes, healthy salads, creative smoothies but at the same time just with their presence they can add a bit of a special summer flair to the simplest recipes.