Today, I plan to make mini raspberry and blueberry Pavlovas.. MMMMM and raspberry and lemon muffins!! Both of which are out of Nigella's "How to be a Domestic Goddess Book". Once I have made them, i'll update you on the facts. However, to start with, here are the recipes:

Mini Pavlovas

8 large egg whites

pinch of salt

500g caster sugar

4 tsp cornflour

1 scant tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp white wine vinegar

750ml whipping cream, duly whipped

750g blackberries

750g raspberries

icing sugar for dusting

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees centigrade

2. Whisk egg whites with salt until they're holding firm peaks but not stiff

3. Gently add sugar, spoonfuls at a time, still beating

4. Sprinkle in the cornflour, a few drops of vanilla and the vinegar on top. Fold in to combine

5. Draw 6 circles on baking paper

6. Spoon the meringue mixture in each of the circles and spread to fill it.

(make the meringue slightly higher at the rims or make an indentation in the middle with a spoon)

7. Put it into the oven and turn the heat down to 150 degrees and bake for 30 mins

8. Turn the oven off and leave it in for 30 mins

9. Take out of oven and leave to cool

10. Fill the indent with whipped cream topped with berries

11. Dust with icing sugar

Makes 18.

Lemon-Raspberry Muffins

60g butter

200g plain flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda

150g caster sugar

1/4 tsp salt

juice and finely chopped zest of 1 lemon

approx. 120ml milk

1 large egg

150g raspberries

1. preheat oven to 200 degrees centigrade

2. Melt butter and set aside to cool

3. Stir together flour, baking powder, bicarb, sugar, salt and zest

4. In a measuring jug, pour in lemon juice, enough milk to come up to 200ml mark then beat in egg and melted butter

5. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir briefly - not too much

6. Fold in raspberries

7. Bake for 25mins

8. Cool for 10-15 mins

Makes 12