Rhubarb Rock - 227g (half pound))

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With the rhubarb finely chopped, stir together with the 2 tablespoons of caster sugar and set aside. Beatthe egg with the milk, salt and vanilla then add it, stirring gently to bring everythingtogether. Put the rhubarb in a large saucepan with the honey and orange juice and poach gently over a low heat for about 10 minutes, until the rhubarb has just softened. Cool and drain the cooking liquor into a jug, then add the rose water or extract.

Meanwhile, place the rhubarb, 3 tbsp sugar and ground ginger into a large saucepan. Over a medium-high heat, cook the rhubarb until soft – about 10 minutes – stirring occasionally. Cool the rhubarb until lukewarm. Preheat oven to 180ºc / gas 4 / 350ºf and line a large baking sheet or two smaller ones with parchment (makes 8) Recipe supplied by Bronte Aurell, Scandi Kitchen, scandikitchen.co.uk Vanilla-fried rhubarb on sugar briocheCook the rhubarb and brown sugar in a saucepan over a low heat, covered, for 15 minutes, until very soft. Transfer to a container and chill. Beat together the butter, the remaining sugar and the orange zest. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating after each. Gradually mix in the flour, 150ml of the reserved rhubarb juices and the milk, alternating each one and mixing well after each addition. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks and fold into the batter. Wash the chard and run a knife along the chard stalks to remove the leaves. Slice the stalks into finger-size strips, leaving the leaves whole. Plunge the stalks in salted boiling water for a few minutes until they are soft but still have some bite. Whisk them out with a slotted spoon and repeat with the leaves. Drain well and season both the stalks and leaves with a good glug of olive oil, salt, pepper and the parmesan. Set aside in a warm place. We actually ended up having them for an eclectic breakfast too! A few were left,a friend came over for (well, it was supposed to be for morning coffee but I was running terrifically late) a late breakfast and we ate themwith some Aga hot plate scotch pancakes and a cafetière of coffee. Melt 15g butter with the oil over a medium heat. The fryingpan should be large enough to hold the pork and rhubarb fairly snugly. Put the pork in the pan, rind side down. Cook for 2-3 minutes until nicely browned.

Cook the chops for 2 minutes on each side. Add the remaining butter and orange zest to the pan. Baste the chops, turning once.

Dip the savoiardi biscuits in the orange orange juice, two at a time. Break a biscuit in half and place the halves in the base of a separate serving glass. Top with 2 tbsp mascarpone mixture, 2 tbsp rhubarb, another 2 biscuit halves and another 1 tbsp of the mascarpone mixture. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make six. Top each with grated chocolate before serving.