Just when you thought the classic Italian salad of juicy tomatoes, sweet basil and oily croutons couldn't get any better, the folks at Diner Journal go and add wedges of honey-doused caramelised grilled peaches, plums and nectarines. 

I've been blessed for the last year living with a girl who loves to eat, and will eat anything I put infront of her. So for her birthday I decided that instead of going out for dinner, we should have a dinner party at home. So we squeezed 15 people into our tiny apartment for her birthday feast. 

This cake is fantastically chocolatey, moist, rich and crumbly... definitely one to add to your chocolate cake repertoire. You can pop in a shot of espresso for an extra boost, cover it with a chocolate ganache, or just a little dusting of cocoa or icing sugar.