Cranberry Sauce
When it comes to cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving I am a purist. This makes me an anomaly in my family, for whom Thanksgiving is the most important day of the year, trumping every holiday or…
When it comes to cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving I am a purist. This makes me an anomaly in my family, for whom Thanksgiving is the most important day of the year, trumping every holiday or…
These bars are a staple of the season. Festive and wonderfully tangy, not terribly sweet, with a crispy base that is simple and quick to make without the faff of pastry making, these are the…
Snacks. They seem to punctuate every activity in our day. The constant desire to eat, regardless of time lapsed since last consuming a mouthful, is a strong inherited gene. In fact, there are members of…
This year marks a big change in how we are celebrating Thanksgiving. Being in the minority, the few London family members make our annual November pilgrimage to New England in to join the family for…
Tucked in among the leaves of my first cookery notebook, there is a scribbled on 3x5 file card with the ingredients for an apple cake. I originally salvaged the card thinking it was the famous family cake, but despite…
When the shit hits the fan, I bake. Given the current state of our world, my kitchen now resembles a small bake shop. The boys are well snacked, friends get treats, a little late night…
There ain't no party like a Latke Party……. It's Hanukkah next week and this year I am making a variety of flavours (and some new sauces to go on top. Let's just call it the…
I'm looking forward to a big week in the kitchen. Over the next 6 days I will celebrate Thanksgiving x 3, with a class on Tuesday, a very special Friendsgiving on Thursday and my family…
It's the time of year when many of us are scrambling around searching for the perfect gifts. Rest your weary heads, I'm here to help out with some delicious home made gift suggestions, plus a…
This year we are celebrating Hanukkah with a multicoloured latke feast - 3 types of latkes and multiple toppings for a mix and match extravaganza (and a nod to Thanksgivukkah, my favourite new holiday). This is a…
Last week I officially kicked off the holiday season with the smallest Thanksgiving turkey ever to grace my oven. Although most celebrations this year were unlike any other, or placed ...
For our next date, let’s make an all time favourite of mine, CRUMBLE BARS. A cinch to assemble these tart, buttery, crumbly yet crisp based squares of deliciousness tick all the boxes of comforting treat…
Things have been a little chaotic here of late. While I have been wallowing in newborn bliss (sleep deprivation and diminished brain capacity aside), time has been wafting by. Weeks have flowed into months. Suddenly…
[…] dried fruit in the traditional cookie that offends the haters. These cookies omit any raisin/ cranberry/dried fruit content. Instead you find the added bonus of crunchy peanut butter simultaneously adding […]
I made this Eccles Cake Semifreddo last December for the Pump St Christmas party in Orford. Famous for their award winning Eccles Cakes (and bakery) it only seemed appropriate to create this semifreddo for them…
The contrast of the caramelised orange flesh of squash wedges and the bright green glossy leaves of the sprout tops are the perfect invitation to indulge in the flavours, colours and textures of this dish. …