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Cake Down Under
Cake. Sometimes nothing else will do. It has a child-like simplicity that never fails to win me over. Perhaps it takes me back to those childhood days when a cake was a special treat: my grandma's...
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Cold Drinks for Hot Days
I have always been a water drinker. As a child, I was banned from drinking any carbonated drinks, notably Coca Cola, for the reason of their high sugar content and effective tooth rotting abilities. My...
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A Cream Tea
As a child, I hated Scones and I despised Rock Cakes. I wouldn’t touch milk in any form, other than on cereal. I couldn’t stomach Mince Pies at Christmas-time and refused to eat raw tomatoes and...
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A Low(ish) Fat Carrot Cake
Once upon a time, a long while ago when it was still considered recherche to put vegetables into cakes, carrot cake was thought to be the cure-all, healthy version of cake. It has a vegetable in it, so...
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Two Ways with Risotto
Risotto is a simple, versatile and comforting food. You can serve it simply, a la Milanese, or you can primp it up with all manner of sauteed vegetables, dot it flashes of shredded of meat or fish or...
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Omelette Arnold Bennett
It is an accolade indeed to have a dish named after you, particularly if that dish becomes deeply ingrained within the lexicon of the modern kitchen.The most famous of all, Pavlova, named after Prima...
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A Taste of Childhood
Whilst some foods are pertinent to the quirks of our own families, sometimes to the point that other people look at us as if to say “What a bunch of weirdos! Who has mayonnaise with gravy??” other...
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Weekend Baking - Biscotti
I suppose it’s fortuitous for me as a writer that food holds many happy reminiscences for me. The Banana Splits of my childhood, my husband converting me to the taste of freshly ground coffee, my Mums...
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Gazpacho
“De gazpacho no hay empacho”– There is never too much Gazpacho!Is there a dish recreates summer more eloquently than Gazpacho? Probably not, for this ancient Andalusian soup is made with only the...
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A Lasagne For Summer
A few weeks ago, we wrote about that Italian Restaurant/Frozen Meal/Much Maligned Classic, Lasagne. The debate between Paul and I, Bechemal Sauce vs. Ricotta or Cottage Cheese, is always omnipresent...
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More Simple Food
There exists a special alchemy between Pork and Cabbage. Served apart, they are delicious, but when cooked together, the co-joining of the strong, definite flavours produces something truly...
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More Comfort Food for the Summer
The calendar tells me that it’s Summer, but my goosebumps and two layers of clothes are telling me the opposite. This can only mean one thing: the unique British Summertime.The occasional sunny days,...
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An Italian Dessert
Tiramisu means "pick me up" in Italian and if ever a dessert comprising of booze and coffee soaked ladyfingers, layered with mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa powder could induce a feeling of...
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Things in Batter
For anyone who has tried to fry things encased in batter and failed, it can be quite daunting. For one thing, there’s all that hot, bubbling fat. Up until a couple of years ago, I wouldn’t even stand...
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Another Daring Weekend
This month's Daring Bakers challenge comes courtesy of baker extraordinaire, Peabody and of course, it wasn't an easy one. After last month's gentle Bagel challenge, the Strawberry Mirror Cake sounds...
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A Life-Altering Soup
I know, I’m already talking about soup again. I have written more posts extolling the joys of soup than any other dish. I never tire of them: delicate Miso-style broths, bolshy spicy meals-in-a-bowl,...
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Pot Stickers
Dim Sum are not particularly popular over here in the UK yet. I mean, it took us more than 40 years to catch onto sushi and I still can’t imagine anyone over the age of 70 relishing a delicious Salmon...
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The Puddings Start Tomorrow!
The joy of soup is in its relative simplicity, quickness and the instant gratification you get from the very first spoonful.But, when I tell my Mother that I’m cooking soup for tea, she’s quick to...
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A Sweet Thanksgiving Pt.1
Just because Paul and I ‘eat sensibly’ during the week doesn’t mean that we don’t treat ourselves at the weekends. And this weekend was no exception. In fact, I probably went a little OTT with the...
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A Sweet Thanksgiving Pt.2
The second of our Sweet Thanksgiving desserts, Banana Cream Pudding, holds a very special place in my heart for two reasons. Going way back to my childhood, a stripped down version of Banana Cream...
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