Mushroom and potato frittata

• 500g baby potatoes, halved

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 150g baby button mushrooms, large ones halved

• 120g Co-op grated mature Cheddar

• 6 medium h eggs, beaten

Put the potatoes into a pan of cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 12-15 mins, until tender, then drain Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4 When the potatoes are nearly cooked, heat half the oil in a 20cm ovenproof frying pan (base measurement) and fry the mushrooms over a medium to high heat for 5 mins

Lower the heat and cook for a further 5 mins, then remove the mushrooms from the pan Add the remaining oil to the pan and put it over a low to medium heat

Add the cooked potatoes and mushrooms to the pan, and season Add three-quarters of the cheese to the beaten eggs and pour over the vegetables

Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and cook gently for 5 mins Transfer to the oven and cook for 15 mins, until cooked through and golden Serve in wedges

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• 250g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing • 250g 70% cocoa dark chocolate, chopped • 250g light brown soft sugar • 250g self raising white flour • 50g cocoa powder • 4 large free range eggs • For the buttercream • 150g unsalted butter, softened • 200g chocolate spread • 150g icing sugar • 1 tbsp semi-skimmed milk • 6 Irresistible triple chocolate cookies, to decorate Grease and line 2 deep loose-bottomed 20cm cake tins

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/ gas 4 Put the chocolate, sugar and butter in a pan and melt together over a low heat, until the sugar is completely dissolved and everything is combined. Leave to cool

Put the flour and cocoa into a large bowl Whisk the eggs into the cooled chocolate mixture, then whisk the chocolate mixture into the dry ingredients Divide between the prepared cake tins and bake for 25-30 mins, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

Leave to cool completely Once the cakes are cool, make the buttercream

Whisk together the butter and chocolate and hazelnut spread until light and fluffy Whisk in the icing sugar, then add the milk to loosen slightly Place one of the cakes onto a serving plate and spread a layer of the buttercream over the top Sandwich with the second cake, then spread over the rest of the buttercream To decorate, cut 3 of the cookies in half and crush the other 3 into crumbs

Pat most of the crumbs around the sides of the iced cake, push the halved cookies at intervals around the top, and sprinkle with the remaining cookie crumbs to serve

Housing in the Bristol area has now fully-flipped from a sellers to a buyers' market as the cost of living crisis bites, according to a property agent with offices in North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Estate agent Andrew Simmonds says the hike in interest rates last Thursday to their highest level in 14 years raising mortgage payments, has already had a noticeable impact on the market. An estate agents in Backwell, North Somerset and Country Property in Chipping Sodbury is reporting that there are now more people trying to sell their homes than there are people actively trying to buy with sales now beginning to slow.

He continues “For a long time in the villages around Bristol houses have had a queue of potential buyers almost as soon as they go on to the market. Really good properties in the best locations were selling without really being fully marketed. “The rise in interest rates last week was well signalled so we have seen the market evolve in the last few months and weeks. But it has now totally flipped to a position where sellers will have to work harder if they want their home to sell in a reasonable time-scale.

“All the indicators are that as a result house prices will fall. In some ways there has been too much heat in the market this year and this is a re-adjustment and as usual it will vary from location to location.”

Mr Simmonds says the rental market is still strong in the area with a shortage of accommodation for the number of people looking for a place to live. He said: “The greater Bristol area has a major student population who take up a lot of the rental properties available. It is also an attractive area for relocation and in recent times many people found it easier to sell elsewhere and rent locally so they were in a position to move quickly for a house when it became available.

“There were also many examples of people paying over the asking price in order to secure the property that they really wanted. In the last few months that has totally changed. “We are still finding a good level of enquiries for all rental properties and there is no sign at the moment of rental levels falling. With more people finding it tough to get a mortgage the rental sector will stay strong for landlords and difficult for those looking for the right accommodation.