Recipes
A Christmas dinner staple that can be prepared ahead of time and reheated.
Super easy and so tasty, these Christmas Spiced Nuts make for the perfect accompaniment for Christmas drinks.
A healthy and warming soup to help you use up all of your leftovers from Christmas dinner. Tip: Lots of vegetable substitutions can be made, but red cabbage is best avoided.
Delicious alternative to a Christmas pudding, this Chocolate Orange Christmas Log can be prepared ahead of time to ease strain on the big day.
Ideal for making star or window pane biscuits, for wrapping prettily with a gift or just with a cup of tea.
A pretty winter cake, uses ground nuts as well as flour and a cream cheese frosting to make it lighter and easier on the icing than traditional cakes. You can use wholemeal self-raising flour, if you prefer and replace the Amaretto with brandy. This cake freezes well once iced but before decorating. Recipe courtesy of AGA Demonstrator Naomi Hansell.
Whether you make your own pastry and mincemeat from scratch or prefer the convenience of ready-made options, these bite-sized mince pies are a festive delight that never fail to impress. The Portmeirion for AGA Mini Muffin Tray is ideal for this recipe. These mini mince pies freeze will for up to 3 months and can be stored in an airtight container for a week or two.
Possibly the quickest, easiest and most delicious AGA dessert.
A wonderfully nourishing bowl of flavour. This recipe is suitable for vegans and is gluten-free and dairy-free.
Pastry tarts and quiches are so simple to cook in an AGA as the pastry and filling can be cooked together. Use a dry non-stick frying pan to cook the mushrooms for maximum flavour.
This is a great recipe for small kitchen helpers.
AGA cookers make brilliant bread thanks to the piping-hot roasting oven which gives a really good ‘oven spring’ and the lovely AGA ‘warmth’ that helps the yeast to start working and the dough to rise nice and quickly. To finish, add some olives, cherry tomatoes or tiny sprigs of rosemary.
Tender, slow-cooked pork is a delightful and forgiving dish. When pulled and tossed with its own sticky onions, which should be really dark and caramelized to give plenty of flavor when mixed in with the juicy pork, it pairs beautifully with a simple green salad and new potatoes. Alternatively, serve it in toasted brioche baps with a side of crunchy coleslaw for a more casual option.
Just one mix for marinade and sipping sauce. Serve with simple basmati rice with peas, with a little green salad or just as a nibble on a skewer
Perfect for a speedy supper either to feed a crowd or just for one. The chorizo and jars of ready roasted peppers can be kept in the cupboard so this dish is easy on your fridge space.
Fudgy, moussey and rich. What’s not to love? A perfect cake to serve as a gluten-free treat, that’s so delicious everyone will want some. Serve with a dollop of crème fraîche (a drizzle of salted caramel sauce is rather lovely too). This recipe is inspired by the chocolate nemesis cake served in the River Café.
This recipe is a labour of love that requires a number of mixing bowls but it’s definitely worth it! Courtesy of our friends at Clarence Court Eggs.
Shakshouka is a great Middle Eastern one-pot lunch or supper, and also makes a deliciously different brunch dish. The eggs look simply beautiful peeping through the rich and glossy tomato sauce.
Delicately flavoured and deliciously fluffy, this Classic Rosewater Victoria Sponge is a real showstopper. Recipe courtesy of our friends at Clarence Court Eggs.
A delicious and quick omelette, ideal for breakfast, lunch or a light supper and packed with flavour. Courtesy of our friends at Clarence Court Eggs.
This salad is a lovely twist on the classic tuna Niçoise and makes the perfect summer lunch. You could also substitute flaked salmon for smoked mackerel fillets. Soft and creamy Clarence Court Bantam eggs marry perfectly with the crisp, fresh vegetables, rich fish and dressing.
A light, lemony and luscious spring sweet, the classic tarte au citron.
A delicious, traditional Austrian dish of shredded pancakes. Perfect served with fresh berries.
These hazelnut rye cookies are too good not to share. A delicious accompaniment to the mousse or simply delightful on their own. Many thanks to Clarence Court Eggs for these two fabulous recipes.
A wonderful recipe for a classic breakfast dish. Serve with John Ross smoked salmon for a fabulous morning treat.
Mrs Tweedy's Chicken and Leek Pie is a wonderful winter warmer cooked to perfection in the cast-iron Rayburn ovens.
This Chocolate, Banana and Cardamom Brownie Traybake is the best way to use up over-ripe bananas.
