Ripe for the picking

Nicola trained as a pastry chef at some of the best places in the business, including Dominique Ansel and Little Bread Pedlar. She’s also worked with modern legend Yotam Ottolenghi and her 2024 debut

THIS MONTH Growing raspberries

Bursting with juicy sweetness, these tray bakes bring a taste of summer with their jewelled fruit enveloped in gold

It will be game, set and match to the host who serves up these Wimbledon-inspired treats

I feel like I’m in a novel. It’s high summer and I am strolling through the kitchen garden (a grand renaming of my tiny raised beds that suits my mood) in a frock (impractical, but ditto mood), collec

I love strong flavours, especially lime, so if anyone makes me a key lime pie on Bake Off, they’re going to get a handshake! With its crunchy crumb base, creamy filling and tangy lime flavour, to me i