Carol Pastor: Food & Travel Features

COOKING IN THE EMIRATES
April 2012 Carol is invited to the United Arab Emirates hosted by the Department of Culture and Information to demonstrate the art of making cup cakes.

A VIENNESE WHIRL
Carol Pastor takes a two day break in a fascinating city notable for its extraordinary cultural heritage, a heady mix of shops and wonderful coffee houses you are seriously tempted to stop in every half- hour for 'Kaffee and Kuchen'.

GASTRONOMIC LILLE
Carol Pastor visits Lille to delight in duck confit with sweet ginger biscuits, waffles, local beer and smelly cheeses and meets some passionate French foodies in the Flanders hills.

COOKING WITH CALVADOS
Carol Pastor visits Normandy, one of the great gastronomic regions of France to seek out the Cider Route in the heart of the Pays d' Auge where you're never far away from a glass or two of this famous amber nectar; that seems to find its way into many Norman dishes.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Homes and Gardens magazine visits Carol Pastor in her country home where she prepares a sumptuous Christmas feast of Norfolk Black turkey stuffed with chestnuts and dried fruits,with all the trimmings, Debenham Ham, warm Bulgur Wheat Salad and a dish of Sweet Peppers; marinaded clementines; Italian Meringues and Paul Gayler's Goat's Cheese Tart with Candied Fruits.

CHRISTMAS COOKING
The Journals magazine - Cambridge
Christmas day is coming, but don't panic. Carol's selection of delicious home made edible gifts, including melon and fresh ginger conserve and a rich and creamy duck pate beautifully presented and personalised with her own labels are the little touches that make a Pastor Christmas so special.

BISCOTTI
SIMPLE BAKING published by New Holland
Bring out the Italian in you and try Carol's delicious recipe for this twice baked Italian speciality which can be found in her latest cook book, Simple Home Baking with over 90 recipes, ranging from French and scrumptious tarts, madeleines and biscuits to cakes, American muffins and scones.
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VANILLA SKY
The Journal magazine - Cambridge
It may be a little extravagant but baking a vanilla pod in the golden domed surface of the cake - looks very attractive and informs the lucky recipient of it's pure flavour. See Carol's recipe for French vanilla loaf cake with white vanilla chocolate icing.

JELLY
Inspirations magazine
Carol Pastor moulds new styles on a old favourite with her guide to making the freshest fruitiest jellies, which she combines with edible flowers and hand painted Art Deco china, to make truly picturesque summer desserts.

FRESH FIG FEATURE
The Journal magazine - Cambridge
Fresh figs prized for their luscious blush - pink flesh make wonderful additions to a Proscuitto and mozzarella salad, or a creamy goat's cheese mousse, and for those who are quite partial to a spoonful of good jam Carol invites you to bottle up her quick 10 - minute fig conserve.