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My Earl Grey Loaf Cake was meant to have an Elderflower Buttercream, which is absolutely yum. If you prefer a buttercream, I’d try 200g icing sugar, mixed with 2tbsps Elderflower Cordial and then 75g Butter stirred in to start with and add more butter or icing sugar if you need it until the consistency is right. It’s got such a delicate and slightly floral flavour. It’s also different because this Earl Grey Loaf Cake is a standard sponge.

I stick to really basic recipes with as few ingredients as possible, like this Basic No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake. Using really high cocoa content dark chocolate would change the taste of this Basic No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake. Please feel free to use fancy ingredients if you want to, but honestly, this cheap and cheerful Chocolate Cheesecake is rich and full of flavour, so use what you’ve got or what you can afford. Because it’s quite a rich flavour, I added some chopped strawberries and grated milk chocolate to the top.

I have seen some Jambalaya recipes where you cook the rice separately, drain it and then add it to the veggies. This Chicken and Chorizo Jambalaya is a fantastic way to use up whatever veggies you’ve got in, I even throw some prawns in it because we had a few little ones left in a bag in the freezer. It also makes fantastic leftovers if you keep it in the fridge and reheat it slowly in a pan with a little extra water. At the same time, you want to take the lid off and stir regularly, so that it doesn’t stick, and you can keep an eye on whether you need more liquid (just add a little water if it starts to dry out before the rice is cooked).

I love a good cottage pie topped with plenty of mash and cheese. But, a Turkey Cottage Pie, I’ll be honest I wasn’t sure about. I’d got turkey burgers planned for Friday and regular beef cottage pie for Saturday. If you are looking for a really healthy meal, top with 50% less fat cheese, use low-fat spread to mash your potatoes or avoid butter altogether.