Bliss balls, also known as energy balls, are a popular snack to buy and I occasionally do. However, I much prefer to make my own!

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

This broccoli and leek soup is full of flavour. As a matter of fact, it’s hard to believe that so few ingredients can result in a soup this good!

This is the fastest and easiest way I know to make a bright red, fresh-tasting strawberry jam, and I sterilise my jars at the same time!

Soft and delicious, these easy biscuits are fun to make and you might need to hide some to stop them all disappearing straight away! Using honey and a natural unrefined sugar adds some lovely caramelised flavours.

Chicken stock made with bones is a good old-fashioned flavour boost for your soups, stews, sauces, gravy, casseroles and risottos. It’s really easy to make in your Thermomix and can be a wonderful natural pick-me-up if you are feeling a little under the weather.

One day my son Greg and I decided that we needed a really great Thai red curry paste in our repertoire. The flavour of homemade versus bought is simply not comparable!

For the ultimate in coconut yoghurt luxury, make this at home with your Thermomix! I became besotted with organic coconut yoghurt when travelling last year.

Every time we serve this lively fresh tomato salsa, it disappears in a flash! Excellent for when friends come round and you need to produce a quick snack.