Not just for Easter, the egg is one of nature’s most versatile ingredients. Jane Pikett shares some favourite recipes Okroshak (Cold Russian soup) Indian egg curry Pastel de nata (Portuguese egg tart) Oven-baked courgette frittata  

Oven-baked courgette frittata   Print Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 courgettes, thinly sliced salt 2 thick slices white bread, crusts removed and soaked in milk 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, thinly sliced I clove garlic 1 tbsp fresh mint, ...

Pastel de nata (Portuguese egg tart)   Print Serves: 12 Ingredients 1 large egg 2 large egg yolks 115g golden caster sugar 2 tbsp cornflour 400ml full fat milk 1 cinnamon stick 3 strips unwaxed lemon zest 2 tsp vanilla ...

Indian egg curry   Print Serves: 4-6 Ingredients 8 eggs 2 tbsp coconut oil (or sunflower oil) 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp fennel seeds 200g shallots, chopped 5 green chillies, finely chopped 5 medium tomatoes, chopped ½ tbsp garlic ...

Okroshak (Cold Russian soup)   Print Serves: 4-6 Ingredients 250g ham, diced 3 medium waxy potatoes, cooked, peeled and diced 1 cucumber, finely diced 3 tbsp fresh dill, chopped 80g spring onions, chopped 80g radishes, finely chopped 2 litres cold ...

Gin, it seems to us, is much under-used in the kitchen. A good quality dry gin is a fine ingredient for cakes and puds, while a sweet sloe gin warmed with a little extra sugar makes for a syprupy glaze ...

How much fun can you have running an artisan bakery business? Dean Bailey heads to PureKnead, Whitley Bay to find out… Each person’s route into the food business is different. Take Paula Watson and Robynne van Sweeden. Paula, who opened ...

Nectarine and fennel loaf cake   Print Author: Paula Watson, PureKnead Serves: 4 Ingredients 4g fennel seeds 4 nectarines, un-peeled 200g butter 200g sugar 4 eggs 200g self-raising flour sugar, to sprinkle honey, to drizzle apricot jam, to finish Method ...

Brioche tear and share   Print Author: Paula Watson, PureKnead Serves: 4 Ingredients Brioche: 275ml milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 sachet dried yeast 575g bread flour 1 tsp salt 90g sugar 1 egg 1 egg yolk 70g melted butter milk ...

Suffering from a dose of the January blues? Fear not, dear reader, these breakfasts serve up a fresh start to the new year… Drop scones with raspberry compote Spirulina coconut smoothie bowl Kedgeree Shakshuka(Tunisian baked eggs) Cinnamon buns