Start with these quick and easy fried artichokes with lime and honey

Ingredients for 2

• 2 artichokes
• 1 lime (juice)
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic glove (peeled and grated)
• 1 hand full of parsley (chopped)
• 150 ml white wine
• 2 tsp honey
• Pinch of salt

Method

Cut the stems of the artichokes and 3cm off at the top. Remove the first two outer layers of the leaves and cut them lengthwise in half.

Place the artichokes in a pot, add the juice of half a lime, salt and white wine and fill the pot with water. Cook for about 30 minutes.

Mix the rest of the lime juice with olive oil, grated garlic, honey and chopped parsley.

Drain your artichokes and marinate them with the olive oil-lime mixture. Use a frying pan and roast the artichokes until they are gold brown.

Choose your favourite plates and serve your artichokes drizzled with the rest of your olive oil mixture.

Dessert: This gorgeous chocolate cake

Ingredients

• 250g fair trade dark chocolate
• 250g butter
• 6 eggs (separated)
• 200g sugar

Method

Heat the oven to 190° Celsius. Heat the chocolate and butter over a water bath.

Mix the egg yolk and the sugar with a mixer and pour in the chocolate butter mixture.

Beat the egg white until stiff and carefully mix it with the chocolate batter.

Use a 30cm cake tin and pure the batter inside. Bake for 20 minutes and serve warm.