At this time of year I seem to find it more and more difficult to pry myself away from both my duvet and comfort food. I appear to have some sort of inbuilt neolithic urge to stock up on fat to survive the winter. It’s a good thing that whaling is outlawed [...]

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This is the quickest easiest version of Pate Sucree I know. The thing to remember is to keep it cold. Chill the flour and the bowl before you start, and if you feel that the butter is releasing too much oil at any stage, just pop it back in the fridge for 10 [...]

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To make these delicate little tartelettes you will need to make the Rich Sweet Shortcrust Pastry and the grapefruit curd beforehand. The good thing about this is that the various elements can be made in advance and then assembled on the day.

Press the pastry into individual tart tins (this recipe should make 8-10 tartelettes).

Chill [...]

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On Saturday it was my great Aunt’s 70th Birthday. Her choice of celebration was for all the girls in the family, with an age range from her 3 score year and ten down to Ella who is a tiny blond pixie-like six, to go to the famous Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town for afternoon [...]

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