I love introducing children and adults alike to new flavours and ingredients that they might not have come across in their cooking adventures. We're incredibly lucky to have access to a wide and varying supply of ingredients in our supermarkets now, not to mention if you live in a big town or city, the oriental, chinese, middle eastern shops bursting with supplies - that it seems a shame not to embrace these lovely ingredients and explore your cooking boundaries a little furt

A breakfast or brunch time dish this time around for our students. Our Potato Farl recipe is a bit like a drop scone batter, a thick pancake, fluffy and enriched with mashed potato, delicious served warm with butter, grated cheese or honey. Or as we like, with a perfect poached egg on top. Potato Farls, makes 6-8 Ingredients: 1 medium sized floury potato (end weight after peeling is 125g) 35g plain flour ½ tsp baking powder 1 egg 60 ml milk sunflower oil butter salt Toppings