Figs and goat cheese go together surprisingly well in this simple dessert.

Part brioche, part cake, the Kougelhopf is Alsace’s version of the Austrian bundt cake with the addition of nuts and raisins.

Fudgy, chocolate brownies – the perfect comfort food.

Beets are the main star in this cold soup supported by a host of garnishes: eggs, dill, potatoes, cucumber and sour cream.

Dried and shelled split mung beans are boiled, soaked and stirred into a pandan-infused broth and topped with Chinese donuts.

Plush red berries coated in sugar are married with a chocolate mousse in this luscious trifle.

Soaking plump ripe peaches in a ginger syrup gives a spicy kick to a sophisticated dessert.

It’s not money, but a scoop of brown butter ice-cream, that makes the world go round.

Bite-sized choux puffs filled with ice-cream and topped with chocolate. What’s not to like?

Cinnamon buns and cinnamon swirl bread from the BBA Challenge.

Home-made quiche to the very last crumb – it’s a lot easier than it seems!

A simple and refreshing pasta dinner in under 30 minutes – for those days when you just don’t feel like staying by the stove.

Beef Satay – meat marinated in a heady blend of spices, skewered and grilled to crisp perfection.

Crusty succulent pork chops with a home-made tomato sauce recipe.

French brioche meets the Mother of all bacon with an Italian twist.

A twist on your ordinary butter cake with the addition of nut flours and liquor

Home-made vanilla bean ice-cream nestled on a bed of apricots

Fresh salmon filet topped with garlic, herbs and parsley.