Happy New Year folks.  I can't believe how quickly the year has gone by.  Rosie is now one year old and has grown so much.  I hope you enjoyed Christmas as much as I did.  Rosie's little brother Bartley came to stay at Christmas so we had lots of fun running on the beach, eating turkey and opening presents.  Christmas was so good, I am still in the party mood and so I thought I would share a special recipe that is great for parties - particularly with cheese and ham.  Let me know if you like it!  It's not for the faint hearted and will definately warm you up after a blustery Cornish winter walk.  See you soon, love Pepperpot x

Pepperpot's Perfect Party Pickle

Ingredients

5 scotch bonnet chilli peppers (hot hot hot!!)

2 large white onions

10 seeded tomatoes

3 cloves of garlic

1/2 tablespoon of fresh finely grated ginger

8 oz white sugar

1/2 cup of white wine vinegar

1 good splash of olive oil

1/2 dessert spoon ground roasted cumin seeds

1/2 dessert spoon of ground roasted coriander seeds

1/2 dessert spoon of ground roasted fennel seeds

One tablespoon tomato paste

One teaspoon Cornish sea salt

One teaspoon coarse black pepper

Method

1. Roughly chop the onions and place in a food processor along with the chillies, garlic, ginger and tomatoes.  Blitz into a puree

2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan

2. Add the chilli puree to the pan and on a low heat cook for a couple of minutes and then add the sugar, white wine vinegar and the roasted spices, along with the salt and pepper and stir well

3. Simmer on a low heat for at least one hour, stirring regularly with a wooden spoon to avoid the yummy mixture sticking to the bottom of the pan

4.  When you can draw the spoon through the mixture, leaving a line so that you can see the bottom of the pan, remove from heat and add the tomato puree

5.  Adjust seasoning and pour into clean jars while hot and lid.

mmmmm - you could give these delicious delights to friends and family xx