Amanda James

Digital and cookery assistant for olivemagazine.com

Recent articles by Amanda James

Two cake stands on a glass table filled with cakes and sandwiches

Best afternoon teas in London, 2022 guide

Easy Vanilla Fudge Recipe

Baking and desserts

Vanilla fudge

30 mins makes 50 pieces

Best Christmas Afternoon Teas in London, 2018 Guide

Best festive afternoon teas in London

Festive Yule Log Recipe

Chocolate yule log

1 h 20 mins serves 8

Crumble Topped Mince Pies Recipe with Whisky

Whisky crumble mince pies

1 h makes 12

Coffee Cake Recipe With Cappuccino Buttercream

Baking and desserts

Coffee cake with cappuccino buttercream

1 h cuts into 18

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Strawberry shortcakes

45 mins makes 8

Smashed new potato and radish salad with aïoli

New potato salad with aïoli

50 mins serves 8 as a side

Rhubarb and custard eton mess

Baking and desserts

Rhubarb and custard eton mess

25 mins serves 6

Crustless asparagus and bacon quiche

Crustless asparagus and bacon quiche

55 mins serves 6

Garlic butter gnocchi with crispy purple sprouting broccoli

Garlic butter gnocchi with purple sprouting broccoli

30 mins 3

Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe

Baking and desserts

Chocolate orange cake

1 h 10 mins serves 8-10

Easy Baked Salmon Recipe With Asparagus

Fish and seafood

Baked salmon with curried coconut

1 h serves 4

Purple sprouting broccoli, blue cheese and almond salad

Broccoli and blue cheese salad

20 mins serves 4-6 as a side

Mediterranean baked hake

Fish and seafood

Mediterranean baked hake

50 mins serves 4