Cloves
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Cloves are like little dark-wooden nails, and can be used almost as such pressed into onions (for bread sauce) or oranges (mulled wine) or studded over a piece of sugar-and-mustard-glazed gammon.
They do have a very pungent aroma and flavour – people who were subjected to oil of cloves as a cure for toothache often can’t stand them, so strong was their impact – but, used subtly, cloves are one of my favourite spices and I still love them in apple pies and crumbles.
Serves 6Pumpkin Pie
Delia finds that, with a ready-made pastry case and a tin of pumpkin, she can rustle up this American classic in no time at all and come up with something that's not a million miles away from the original.
Serves 6Glazed Smoked Loin of Pork with Cumberland Sauce
Lovely Christmas flavours here - although this would be good throughout the winter: port, ginger, citrus fruit, cloves… and a jar of Cumberland sauce cleverly jazzed up by Delia into something really special.
Serves 4White Bean and Salami Salad
All you need is crusty bread to mop up the juices in this superb summery salad that has more than a hint of Italy about it.
Serves 4-6Chicken Pot Roast
Pot roasts used to be very fashionable and deserve a revival - wintry one-pot casseroles like this one make the most of seasonal root veg and help you to feed the family cheaply.
Serves 4Pork Rissoles with Spiced Apple Sauce
These are essentially pork meatballs, baked in the oven. Another cheap and easy supper dish, they are given a tasty twist with the addition of apple sauce, the perfect accompaniment to any pork dish.
