This tasty oat flan pastry is perfect for flans and quiches, adding a pleasant oaty crunch to contrast with whatever filling you choose.

This year some beautiful organic kumquats sent me looking for inspiration, and I chose Indian flavours for a kumquat cumin pickle.

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.

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

Brilliant burgers! These homemade beef burgers beat store-bought pre-formed burgers hands down and they are quick and easy to make.

John’s pink grapefruit orange slushy is truly delicious and with its lovely frothy top you feel like you’re drinking a very special cocktail!

Whatever vegetables you use, bug beater soup seems to warm and nourish, especially if you are feeling ‘under the weather’ or a cold/flu is threatening to take hold.

I can’t begin to tell you how many batches of chocolate chip cookies and oat raisin cookies I’ve made and shared over the years.