SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOUR CHEESEBOARD This is my new favourite thing! I wanted something a bit different for the cheeseboard this year aside from the usual chutneys. I had some pears left over, so made a small batch of this Pear Jelly, and it was a hit! Once it sets, it is a firm jelly…
Category: Cheerful Chutney
Spiced Pear Chutney
CHAMPIONING THE PEAR! This is a perfect chutney for the Christmas cheeseboard. It’s sweet with warm spices and goes beautifully with sharp cheddar or mature goat cheese. I used Craigies Ballyhook Flyer Irish cider in mine, which is a medium-bodied dry cider, so I’d definitely recommend splashing out a bit on something special. RECIPE: SPICED…
Chocolate Espresso Marzipan Spread
CHOCOLATE SPREAD GETS DECADENT! Here’s something a little bit special to spread on your croissants, especially around Christmas when it’s absolutely fine to have chocolate in the morning! If you can, try and use vanilla espresso (I used a Nespresso pod). It’s not essential, and regular espresso will work just as well, but it really…
Apple & Stout Chutney
PERFECT FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS CHEESEBOARD! This Apple and Stout Chutney was a hit at Christmas. The stout is a key ingredient here, so head down to your local craft beer shop and root out a really good one. I opted for a beautiful Guadeloupe rum-barrel aged imperial stout, which had oak and rum notes with…
Chocolate & Blackberry Spread
This recipe is inspired by the gloriumptious world of Roald Dahl. Who wouldn’t want to spend an afternoon exploring Willy Wonka’s marvellous chocolate factory? I’m fairly sure that he is responsible for the fact that chocolate is always on my brain! Ideally, this chocolate spread should be mixed by waterfall, but if you haven’t found…
Fig, Apple & Pear Chutney
This is hands-down my favourite Christmas chutney. If you’re going to make one chutney this year, make this one! My WONDEFULLY WARM-HEARTED FRIENDS at Under the Christmas Tree kindly published this recipe on their holly-jolly website. If you love Christmas, then Under the Christmas Tree is the place for you! It’s a wonderland of good-tidings, comfort…
Spiced Plum Chutney
It is the beginning of August. The temperature, a mean 36 degrees C. Most people in Zurich have battened down the hatches, their window-shutters clamped down in a vain attempt to preserve the cool air from the morning and fend away the beating afternoon sun. The rest have found solace in the lake, bobbing around…
Chocolate Raspberry Jam
I wanted to make some Raspberry Jam to go with scones. I’m no jam-maker – I just don’t make enough for it to be a part of my world. So, when I decided to try my hand at it, I wanted to keep things simple. To jam-specialists, this might not technically be the real deal,…
Rhubarb & Cranberry Chutney
Honestly, I used to be a little afraid of cooking with rhubarb. In my brain, I had filed it away along with gooseberries. All because of one bad childhood experience: a crumble that was short of sugar, which sent acidic tartness shooting through my back-teeth and up to my eyeballs. I decided there and then…
Fig, Apple & Ginger Chutney
The thing I love about Swiss supermarkets, is that they’re seasonal. Yes, it can be frustrating if you get a sudden craving in November for grilled asparagus. Frankly, unless you’re willing to scour the city or fork out at Fortnum & Mason’s, then you’re going to be out of luck. But, when the asparagus season…
Gen's Christmas Kitchen 