Serves 6 Ingredients: 120g granulated sugar 1 litre water 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways 6 ripe but firm pears (Comice are good) 200g Peruvian San Martin 70% chocolate, roughly chopped...Read more → 
Serves 8–10 Ingredients: 200g slightly salted butter, softened 200g caster sugar 250g ground almonds 1 tsp vanilla essence 3 eggs Grated zest of 3 oranges Juice of ½ orange 75g medium-ground polenta...Read more → 
Makes 1 large loaf or 10 rolls Ingredients: 300g plain white flour 100g strong wholemeal flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoon easy-blend yeast 150ml full fat milk 150ml water 75g Venezuelan Carenero Superior 100%...Read more → 
When Willie Harcourt-Cooze first appeared on to our TV screens in 2008, immersed in a bath of chocolate, it was the stuff of children’s books. He was in a documentary about making the best chocolates...Read more →