Yes. Emergency. In every sense of the word. Not only does this cake provide you with a wonderful spongy chocolate cake for times when you need chocolate cake as a matter of critical urgency, but it’s also an incredibly handy recipe to have for when your cupboards are maybe a little bare. It requires no … Continue reading EMERGENCY VEGAN CHOCOLATE CAKE
I have often disgusted my partners with my sofa snack of choice – salted popcorn that I drench in hot sauce – the idea for which I will always owe a debt of gratitude to Janet Jackson in the film Poetic Justice. While many people my age often opt for the tooth shakingly sweet popcorn … Continue reading SWEET & SPICY POPCORN
I’m good on savouries. As in, when I have to think about cooking for myself or others, I’m good on thinking about what we can eat. Let it be a thick-ass bubbling lasagne (here… ahem…) or roasting a buttery chicken (again… here… ahem) or a bowl of deeply-spiced curry (one more sorry… here… ahem) I … Continue reading APPLE FRANGIPANE GALETTE
Leeks. Cheese. Potato. Pie. Four words that if said softly enough, sounds like a prayer. I grew up on Cheese & Potato Pie, a standby supper for my Mam, as it was the first thing she ever learned how to cook as a young housewife; it’s simple methods but familiar ingredients providing reliable safety for … Continue reading LEEK, CHEESE & POTATO PIE
Miso caramel is as intriguing as it sounds. Like a twisted stepsister of salted caramel, miso adds an interesting, but round and intense saltiness to caramel which against the smoky cardamom-dusted bananas, brings a warmth that is both lively and mellow at the exact same time. If you can’t get hold of miso paste, you … Continue reading BANOFFEE PIE WITH CARDAMOM & MISO CARAMEL
HAPPY NEW YEAR. I’m starting this year with a new cake recipe, and there’s a reason for it too. I’ve seen a lot of people have been listing their 2022 achievements on social media over the last few days. I’ve seen a lot of pictures and reels and highlights and flashbacks and bullet points of … Continue reading CARDAMOM & MANDARIN YOGURT CAKE & A YEARLY REFLECTION
These are not cookies you leave out for Santa. He will not appreciate them. To be honest, I don’t have kids so I wouldn’t know, but I can’t imagine they would appreciate them either. I love oatmeal cookies, not just because it uses up porridge oats that for some reason, I tend to have sack-quantities … Continue reading SALTED MAPLE, GINGER & CRANBERRY OATMEAL COOKIES
Okay. So I say spiced, and don’t get me wrong, it is, but I did have a basic bitch moment when I developed this recipe. I wanted to come up with a new cake for Christmas, and there’s something about warmly spiced chocolate that sings of the season for me. I did a Spiced Chocolate … Continue reading SPICED CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH BLACKBERRIES
Family folklore has it that Yorkshire pudding batter has always been somewhat of a mystique in my family. It run the whole gamut of complexity from the picturesquely perfect to the plain pain in the arse, with so many trials and tribulations in the middle. It’s a strange concept too as you’d think that following … Continue reading TADPOLES IN THE HOLE
There’s been a cold war between cupcakes and I for many years. Allow me to explain. Yeah, basically, so, I hate cupcakes. Hate them. Always have. Why do they think they’re so cute? I’ve always found them so dry and dull and boring. I don’t care what is on top of them. Speaking of which, … Continue reading CHOCOLATE OLIVE OIL CUPCAKES
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 