Introduction

I am often asked where the ideas and recipes come from to put these books together. To be totally honest with you, I’ in not quite sure! An idea for a ‘new’ dish (is there such a thing?) can often come from the oddest and strangest situations. Take Omelette Vesuvius or Baked Alaska as we know it. Was somebody skiing or mountaineering when they thought of this classic dish? The inspiration for the Jaffa Cake Pudding from Open Rhodes came from a Saturday-afternoon shopping trip; the Wagon Wheel® Pudding came from memories of schoolday tuck shops and, I have to be honest, the Bourbon Biscuits came purely from dunking one!