A couple of steaks I marinaded the other night in lemon juice, smashed garlic, jalapeño peppers, salt, soya sauce and olive oil. Very tasty. ‘Mmmm, steak.

We were lucky enough to have the in-laws share their baking apple bounty with us recently. I cored, peeled, soaked, dried and vacuum sealed two huge bagfuls of slices before freezing them to use in pies, cakes, crumbles, etc. over the winter months. Lovely tasting apples, too. The bath, btw, is nothing more than water with 2 teaspoons of coarse or sea salt. The salt leaves them tart enough to stand up to the sugar they will be baked with eventually, creating the perfect balance up front.