50. Raspberry and Honey Mascarpone Tart

Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends 
Rating: 3/5
Comment:  This was fine - my pastry making skills aren't brilliant. Strawberries would be better (which is what's meant to be used).
Use it again: Possibly, but I'm more likely to try a similar recipe from a different book.

Lovely recipes from this book: Chocolate Roulade with raspberries and cream, apple pudding, rhubarb pudding, lemon tea cake. 
Average but still nice: Sweet corn and coriander cakes with tomato salsa, maple roast parsnips, jane's biscuits, cauliflower and cheese soup. 
Avoid: Chocolate fudge mousse, chocolate tart.

49. mini Dark chocolate & raspberry swirl cheesecake

Lorraine Pascale - Baking Made Easy
Rating: 2.5/5 
Comment: This was only OK. The cheesecake part is really just philly, cream, icing sugar and some melted butter and digestives with a few raspberries thrown on top. I wasn't in the mood for sweet food so may not have given this a fair score.

  
Use it again: Probably not but I may try it again in the future when I feel fine. 
Lovely recipes from this book: Fudge brownies, Chocolate cake, Chocolate melting pots, Soda bread, Strawberry and mascarpone swiss roll, baked plaice with rosemary and anchovies, mini toad-in-the-hole, Focaccia, glam mac and cheese.
Avoid: Banana and Honey Soufleé

20. Baked Raspberry and Ricotta Cheesecake

Rachel Allen - Home cooking 
Rating: 4.5/5 
Comment:  Lovely. Subtle taste of raspberry in the cheesecake goes well with the fresh ones on top. Made this for a family lunch - it went down well with adults and children :-)

Use it again: Yes.


Lovely recipes from this book: Millonaire's shortbread (sister-in-law got me hooked on this one) and recommended this one - Fish Pie.
Average recipes: Shepherd's pie
Avoid: Rhubarb muffins, chicken casserole with cheesy herb dumplings.