Ramson butter

A slice of pie in the apple orchard

Recipe: Nan

Dr Who

Mini chocolate Dalek cakes

Radioactive spuds with cool avocado cream

Sonic screwdrivers

Food styling: Sarah Cook

http://doctorwho.bbcamerica.com/extras-recipes

Asparagus

Hot damn! The UK asparagus season officially starts this Saturday (23rd April). Here is some for you to look at with your eyes.

See here for more information on British asparagus:

http://british-asparagus.co.uk/

Baba ganoush with garlic mustard flowers

Raspberry and orange tiramisu

Shot for BBC Good Food Magazine, May 2011 issue

Recipe: Aldo Zilli

Prop styling: Jo Harris

Food styling: Kate Calder

Pine needle vinegar

The problem lies with its ubiquity within the household cleaning/room fragrance market. One brings a fair amount of nasal baggage to the Pine table (not literally - ours is Beech); it's hard to shake off when you start to cook with it. I made a bottle of Pine needle syrup a couple of months ago - to be honest, it was like sucking on a Glade Plug In.

Pine needle vinegar is quite a different story. Subtract sweetness for acidity; the Pine notes are still there, but the results are far more interesting. It's pretty simple to make too.

Scots Pine needle vinegar
Cider or white wine vinegar
A bag of Scots Pine boughs

Remove the pine needles from the boughs and wash. Bring the vinegar to the boil, then allow to cool for a short while. While it's cooling, fill a sterilized bottle with Scots pine needles, then pour in the warm vinegar. Leave in a dark spot for about two months before using.