A “delicious.” magazine!

A while ago now a friend asked me if I'd like a subscription to “delicious.” magazine as a Christmas and birthday gift – it sounded like a good plan!

Ordinarily I'm not a buyer of magazines – definitely the phrase “style over substance” comes to mind. As I've said before though there's always the exception that breaks the rule. There's something quite decadent about having a posh glossy mag delivered each month and I can truthfully say that I look forward to its arrival.

If you are thinking of treating yourself then this one gets my vote.

This month, with Easter approaching, not surprisingly there are lots of ideas for the holidays and there's an extra - “delicious. THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION CHOCOLATE 10 OUTSTANDING RECIPES TO PULL OUT AND KEEP” It was worth the £4.20 for this supplement alone. (If you do decide to take out a subscription it will be considerably cheaper).

My rule of thumb with both cookery books and/or magazines is that if I get a couple of ideas that I can tweak, or am so inspired by a variation on a theme I already use, then it has absolutely been worth the financial investment.

There's an absolute cracker of a recipe for a no-churn ice cream. Regular readers will know that I'm a real fan – mainly because if it means you don't have to shell out on expensive pieces of kit it gets my vote. Jack pot hit on two counts and counting.

So, on your behalf what follows is the result of a road test – I aim to please!