Chicken With all my Favourite Spices
This is where your basic roast chicken goes on holiday and comes home with golden, crisp, roasted skin, fresh from the spice markets of the Levant.
This is where your basic roast chicken goes on holiday and comes home with golden, crisp, roasted skin, fresh from the spice markets of the Levant.
Spices from my Travels It is fair to say that I set foot in no country or city *ever* without a trip to the local food market. Much to the ...
Well, that was a year……. The year I faced undoubtedly the hardest times of my life. The year filled with love, devoted friendship, immeasurable support, kindness and a hefty dose of magic. Thank you…
We were lucky enough to spend 11 days in warm, glorious Israeli sunshine this month, predominantly spending our time in Tel Aviv, with the last few days in Jerusalem. We ...
Last night we lit the first Hanukkah candles and to accompany the eight day celebration of miracles and lights, there were latkes. Because there is an unwritten rule around here that every holiday must be…
These days, it’s all about the small wins. As I navigate yet another lockdown and a return to all four boys in home school during the bleak mid winter, I look for those moments of…
Moderation is a quality I do not possess. I am embarrassed to admit how many shampoo varieties currently clutter my shower ledge, the number of cookbooks added to my collection in the past six months,…
Last weekend I fulfilled one of my (many) dreams. We spent two nights at Ballymaloe. It was under the auspices of a rather significant birthday happening next month, but really, it was an excuse to…
Its during these short days of winter, when I am bundled under multiple layers surrounded by the sweet aromas of the season that I crave the warmth of sweet spices in just about everything that…
I am not quite sure when my love/obsession with all things Nordic began, but its influence is visible through virtually all of my interiors work and present in most of the food I cook.
Something happens to me around festivals and holidays. I become fixated on (a) seasonal baked good(s) and transform my kitchen into a gift making factory. Often I am not even sure who will be the…
This recipe is dedicated to my sister. For years she has asked me to make a chocolate honey cake instead of the regular version for our annual Rosh Hashanah feast, because ultimately everyone loves a…
Here’s a little January cheer for you in the form of a beautifully simple dish, packed with so much flavour it will leave a party in your mouth.
There is a constant battle in my kitchen between my predisposition to over-purchase irresistible looking produce (AKA greediness ) and my desire to waste nothing. Thankfully, my love for anything sitting in vinegar and fermented,…
Last month I spent a little time in my old haunt of New York City. It was such an incredible honour to teach a deliciously fun packed demonstration with Rachel Simons, co-founder and CEO Seed…
It took years to overcome my anxiety about pastry. Everyone always claimed it was easy. But the prospect of fiddly, leaky, time consuming dough with a soggy base or a ...