Triple Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
It is Monday morning the 20th June, it is dark outside and bucketing down with rain. Huddled at my computer in three layers, I am wondering if summer will ever arrive. If, like me you…
It is Monday morning the 20th June, it is dark outside and bucketing down with rain. Huddled at my computer in three layers, I am wondering if summer will ever arrive. If, like me you…
Everyone needs a basic repertoire of dishes that they are comfortable making, regularly. Ideally, we should all be able to assemble a simple plate of food that can be effortlessly executed under duress. These dishes…
December was a crazy month of festivities and travel, including a glorious ten days in Cape Town with the only friends in the world who will house all six of ...
Last week, for the first time ever, I taught a class. Patience is not a virtue that I really possess, and thus I always assumed that without patience, I could never teach. But as I…
The Modern House Journal It was quite a thrill to have our home featured in the Modern House Journal this month. Over coffee and cookies we spent the morning talking ...
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.
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 ...
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,…
It is hard to believe, but baby no.4 (lovingly known around here as G4) is 1 next week. Shocking how time can simultaneously pass so slowly and quickly.
Summer 2016 will forever be known as the year of the egg. Since the delivery of my Big Green Egg at the beginning of June, I have somewhat obsessively cooked at least some aspect of…
It is always important to have a few tricks up your sleeve. Especially in the kitchen. And confit garlic is up there as one of my most useful secret ingredients. It elevates even the most…
Chaos in our house has hit an all time high. I thought it was all under control, but in hindsight it was a trick of the mind caused by the delirium of prolonged sleep deprivation.…
I have implemented a new rule in the house - no meal can take longer to make than to clean up. I find that this is quite easy to enforce Monday - Friday, but come…