Refreshing and fragrant, homemade elderflower cordial is so much better and more pleasing than anything you can buy in the shops. The elderflower season is short, and falls in early summer, but makes a great excuse for long walks spent collecting flowers.

For best results use ripe fruit. If fruit is lacking in flavor, add the optional sugar.

For a decorative and traditional presentation, before pouring the margarita into the glasses, rub a half lime or lemon around the rim of each glass, or turn each glass upside down and dip the rim in a plate of coloured flavoured syrup. Then dip the wet rim into a plate of salt or sugar.

For a decorative and traditional presentation, before pouring margarita into glasses, rub a half lime or lemon around the rim of each glass, or turn each glass upside down and dip the rim in a plate of colored flavored syrup. Then dip the wet rim into a plate of salt or sugar.

Serve your cocktail glass with a salt rim. Before adding cocktail, rub the glass rim with a lime wedge to wet, then twist rim in 1-2 Tbsp salt in a saucer.

Thanks to Thermomix® it’s easier than ever to make your own nut milks. The powerful blending results in richly flavoured milk, in this case almond, although the method works equally well for other nut varieties.

The syrup can be made up to 1 week ahead and stored in the refrigerator.

If you prefer, you can replace the fresh turmeric with fresh ginger.

Replace calamansi with 2 lemons, cut into quarters.

Increase the amount of parsley for a stronger flavour.

Shake well before drinking, as it tends to separate.

Hot Chocolate : place 1 recipe (1110 g) Nut Milk into mixing bowl and heat 8 min/85°C/speed 1 . Add 230 g dark chocolate, in pieces and 30 g agave or 30 g maple syrup and mix 30 sec/speed 3 . Transfer Hot Chocolate to mugs and serve.

If you don't have a punch bowl, you can serve your sangria in the large jug instead.

To prepare jar, thoroughly wash jar and lid in hot, soapy water. Rinse by pouring over boiling water. Prepare for filling, if needed, by placing on a clean tea towel in a roasting tin and heating in the oven at 100˚C until required.

Aquafaba is the liquid used in cans of chickpeas and makes a great substitute for egg whites. Drain a can of chickpeas into a jug to get the liquid for this recipe, then add the chickpeas to recipes of choice, such as our Gwinganna biryani or search Cookidoo® for more recipe ideas.

Freeze jalapeño slices in advance, spread sliced peppers on a cookie sheet and freeze for 1 hour. Place sliced jalapeños in freezer bags, remove as much air as possible and seal for future use.

Blackcurrants are one of the few fruits that will grow in Britain’s mild, rainy climate, and they’ve been doing so since the 17th century. During the Second World War, when other sources of vitamin C were difficult to get hold of, almost the entire crop was taken by the government and made into cordial for children throughout the country. This version tastes so much of the fresh fruit, you’ll only ever want to make your own from now on!

To prepare bottles, thoroughly wash bottles and lids in hot, soapy water. Rinse by pouring over boiling water and leave to drain - do not dry or touch the inside surfaces.

Choose lemons with smooth, thin skin. They are less bitter, produce the most juice and have less white pith.

Use smaller lemons with smooth, shiny peel as they are juicier and have less white pith.

You can replace the filtered water with coconut water for added flavour, antioxidants and nutrients, such as magnesium and potassium.

Choose smaller lemons with smooth shiny peels, these are juicier and have less pith. Small lemons fit through mixing bowl lid with no need cut in half.

Spicy mulled wine: add ¼ tsp chilli powder in step 1 and proceed as per recipe.