I'm an ultimate chocolate lover, which easily makes chocolate mousse one of my all time favourite dessert options. Once you get practising with meringue making and melting chocolate you can make this very quickly! It was hard finding a chocolate mousse recipe which was both rich and creamy, yet light and fluffy at the same time, but this is the recipe that worked best for me. Ingredients 3 large eggs - (only need the egg whites for this recipe) 130g  dark chocolate (at least 70%)  100ml heavy cream (double cream) 100ml full fat milk 20g sugar a pinch of salt Decoration options Mint leaves berries - raspberries or strawberries whipping cream wafer sticks/brandy snaps chocolate shavings To ensure the meringue comes out with firm peaks, keep the eggs out at room temperature an hour before the process. Also, make sure that no egg yolk pieces fall into the egg white mixture. The bowl should also be completely dry and clean before adding in the egg whites. Mousse making require...

🎄 I've combined a couple of tips from some top chefs, adding some festive flavours to make these crispy golden roast potatoes, ideally for Christmas or any roast meal! Ingredients 1.2 kg approx. potatoes (serves 4 people) 2 carrots 1 onion fresh rosemary (or dry depending on availability) fresh thyme (or dry depending on availability) 1 tsp baking powder a knob of butter extra virgin olive oil salt  garlic (optional) 1. Wash, peel and slice the onion. Wash the carrot and cut into a similar size and shape as the sliced onions. 2. Sauté the onions and carrots for 15-20 minutes so that the onions are slightly golden and crispy.    3. Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into small bite size pieces.  You can par boil the potatoes if you wish, but no need to cut them into small bite size pieces (larger chunks are fine for parboiling, and you can cut them smaller after). Bring water to a boil and cook the potatoes for 10 minutes and drain using a c...

Here is a slightly healthier version of the normally fried samosas.  I'm not going to lie, I do love the fried ones, but this is a good alternative for home cooking! I'm going to use a shredded chicken and pea filling, but you can also try my vegetable samosa filling. If you prefer not to make fresh pastry, you can buy ready made filo pastry in store. Click here to try my vegetarian samosa filling. Ingredients  Pastry dough ( or buy ready made filo pastry sheets)  550g white flour (plus more for dusting surfaces) 1/2 tsp baking powder 120ml sunflower oil 150ml cold water salt  2 tsp ajwain/carom seeds (optional, only if you can find them!) The filling 450g shredded chicken breast a handful of peas 1 onion 2 tsp cumin powder 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder a handful of fresh coriander leaves (cilantro) 1 green chili or red chili powder (optional, if you prefer hotter) 1 tsp garam masala (optional) minced fresh ginger - (optional) lemon juice The d...