Roast Spiced Rhubarb
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,…
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,…
My rediscovery of a childhood classic.
This cake, like so many on the pages of this blog, is the base for many baking adventures.
I have been heavily nesting. Baby no. 4 is due next weekend, and somehow it only dawned on me on our return from Suffolk that the arrival was fairly imminent.
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,…
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…
Roasted figs are a gift of the season and personally my favourite way to celebrate and punctuate the end of summer. I could eat these sweet ruby centred soft gems all day in every iteration…
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…
This was a big week. I finally turned 40 on Monday. I say finally, as I have actually been celebrating for about 7 weeks now and have almost reached 40 celebrations for my 40 years of…
Growing up, books in the genre of The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, The Vegetarian Epicure and The Silver Palate were regularly used to create our family meals. I remember years where beans and lentils were prominent…
Chocolate mousse will never win any beauty awards. Although it features near the top of my list of comforting desserts with its slightly retro silky smooth richness, chocolate mousse rarely featured at our table. Not…
The beginning of frozen everything season is celebrated with the first sighting of berries in the farmers market, ready to blitz and churn into any semblance of iced delicacy. This week’s market run saw a…
“I hate tacos”…Said no one ever. Whether it is Meatless Monday or Taco Tuesday, this meal is guaranteed to please any sized crowd. Channelling Southern California, one of my favourite destinations, rather than actual Mexico,…
IThese days I like to keep home cooking as simple as possible. When the opportunity arises I make double of anything I can to keep or freeze giving me a secret stash of soup, grains…
I spend a lot of time contemplating what to serve on the side. It seems that these days, when you have a crowd around your table, there are an increasing number of excluded food groups,…
This smoked mackerel salad was one of the starters for my Popup at Pump Street Bakery, served alongside beetroot carpaccio and Pump Street focaccia. All of our fish on the menu, including arguably the best…