As with all spices, home ground cinnamon, fresh from your Thermomix, will give you a far superior flavour compared to buying it pre-ground.

Full of festive flavours, my chocolate cinnamon cranberry cake will bring a lovely cinnamon fragrance to your kitchen.

When I went to university, study breaks were accompanied by gloriously gooey cinnamon buns and endless cups of tea. UBC (the University of British Columbia) is very well known for its excellent cinnamon buns.

Wonderfully easy to make in your Thermomix, magnificent mincemeat is perfect for mince pies, tarts, cakes, desserts and ice creams.

Ground mixed spice is traditionally used in Christmas baking, and it’s wonderful in chutneys and marinades too.

Now that we can have a bit of ‘two metre distant’ socialising with friends and family, I look forward to being able to share this wonderful plum cake!

This lovely crunchy granola is a very satisfying breakfast as well as a great snack. It’s called Janie’s luxury granola because it is made with a wealth of delicious nuts, seeds and dried fruits, all properly prepared.

This delicious carrot cake can be eaten plain or covered with a fluffy cream cheese icing. Both the cake and icing are amazingly easy to make.

These gluten free and dairy free pecan banana pancakes are excellent. Even people who aren’t gluten free should give them a try!