I have quite possibly made this Candied Quince and Ricotta Cake over a hundred times as it was a firm favourite when I had my café. However, in those days not all my cakes were gluten-free and so I had almost forgotten about this delicious recipe ….

A birthday dessert was required; cherries are in season; our new, buttery, gluten-free pastry recipe needed its debut; the guest of honour is Italian; and so our Cherry and Ricotta Tart seemed a perfect choice ….

Polenta not only gives texture to our Glazed Lime Polenta Cake, it is actually quite nutritious. It’s low-carb, low-fat and gluten-free and contains protein, fibre, complex carbohydrates and vitamin A. What a winner ….

This fabulous recipe requires a couple of spoonsful of a lemon soufflé mixture spooned onto gluten-free crepes which are folded, sugared and baked. The soufflé mixture rises within the crepes creating delicious pillow-like puffs with crispy edges and ambrosial interiors …

The universally loved lemon tart can have many variations but the most well-known version, containing lemon curd in some sort of guise, may not necessarily be the most delicious ….

Our light and not-too-sweet Hazelnut, Honey and Cocoa Nib Cakes make the perfect finale to a heavy meal. The subtle flavours marry well with most types of fruit and were particularly delicious with the poached quinces pictured. Lashings of cream mandatory of course ….

This gluten-free Chocolate Buttermilk Cake is fabulous, even if we do say so ourselves, and it’s pretty straightforward to make. The couverture chocolate and cocoa give it a rich, very chocolatey flavour and the buttermilk creates a wonderful texture …

I love a sweet and salty combination.  Bacon caramelised with honey and sprinkled over a salad; sweet, butternut pumpkin and olives or feta in a savoury tart; salted caramel ice cream; salted chocolate crème brulee - and the list goes on ….