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
I have several brownie recipes up my sleeve for several occasions, but with this one I knew I wanted something that had a bit more soul to it. Soul meaning a treacly, nutty burnt butter in the guts and a syrupy, bitter sweet chocolate ganache DRIPPING down the sides. That, dear reader, is soul. A … Continue reading BURNT BUTTER BROWNIES WITH CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM GANACHE
I’ve spoken lovingly many times of St David’s Day and how it’s rituals are embedded into my culture. However, through Dawnsio Gwerin, the llefaru, the daff, the leek and the singing there is one token of Welsh culture that will stay with me literally until the day I die, regardless of what day it is. … Continue reading WELSH CAKES
Kitchen folklore will tell you that the first pancake you fry – regardless of your skill level – will always be shit. I can testify that this is often the truth. Frying pancake batter, you need at least one or two crap ones out of the way first so that you can get used to … Continue reading CHOCOLATE BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES WITH ANISE POACHED PEACHES
Okay. So here we go. There are some recipes I have that I feel are useful to have in the back of your brain for when you want them. This is a recipe I demand you have in the back of your freezer for when you NEED it. Which will be always and forevermore once … Continue reading DARK CHERRY & MASCARPONE FREEZER CAKE
Okay. So we’re approaching the beginning of the middle of the end of this novel we call Covid-19 and I for one am furiously licking my thumb to turn the page. I don’t care about spoilers. I want this book done. This does mean that eventually we will be released into the wild and we … Continue reading TURKISH DELIGHT ETON MESS
This recipe to me is the epitome of taking something good and making it even better. I remember the first time I made these little millionaire squares. It was an optimistic Spring day and my friends and I decided to have a picnic. I wanted to make something I could box up and pick at … Continue reading PEANUT BUTTER & SALTED CARAMEL MILLIONAIRE SHORTBREAD
The pyramid scheme of salted sweets is tantalising. The triangulated experience of combining salt, sugar and fat allows you to experience all three properties for their own individual components (spiky, saccharine and silky) whilst still being able to enjoy the unification of all three together. Getting the balance of all three is important because if … Continue reading SALTED CHOCOLATE, CRANBERRY & CASHEW FUDGE
Nothing brings me more joy than pondering what I’m going to eat next. If you ever catch me staring wistfully into the distance, trust I’m not lost in the heady throes of romance or thinking deeply about the fabric of life… … I’m literally just thinking about what I’m going to eat next. Usually when … Continue reading HOT CROSS BUN & BUTTER PUDDING
Okay, so here we go. A gluten free cookie that is still fudgy but remains crumbly. It’s a mythical culinary unicorn. I’ve seen many boxed GF cookies in my time (I am not intolerant, I just have access to people that are) and I’m not going to lie, the dusty, crumbly disks that masquerade as … Continue reading PEANUT BUTTER, WHITE CHOCOLATE & CHERRY COOKIES (GF)
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 