Cherry on Top

Cherries are hands down my favourite fruit. In winter I buy them frozen, quickly warming them with vanilla to top porridge, or baking them into a sweet clafoutis to brighten up Sunday suppers. During these...

Posted: 30.06.21 0 Comments

Summer Breakfast Recipes

Breakfast is undoubtedly the meal I think about most, from almond milk French toast to bright bowls of fruited cereal, what I eat first thing is my way of setting my intention or the day, a moment of relative calm...

Posted: 15.06.21 2 Comments

Pea, mint and preserved lemon filo tart

A quick tart made in a frying pan with not much fuss but all the flavour. Most of the things in this tart I have on hand in the freezer or my cupboards – a couple of bunches of fresh herbs liven things up. For very...

Posted: 19.05.21 3 Comments

How to eat more knockout delicious veg (and less meat)

I’m not usually a fan of a ‘national day or week’. National mulled wine day on March 4th anyone? And I’m always torn between celebrating national carrot cake day (3rd Feb) and international carrot cake day (4th...

Posted: 12.05.21 3 Comments

Three of the most wasted foods (and how to make the most of them)

Along with eating mostly plants, reducing the amount of food we waste is one of the most impactful things we can do to reduce our food footprint, and will also save us money. At home, we try to run a tight ship but even...

Posted: 21.04.21 3 Comments

Portable park dinners

It’s eating outside time. I suppose you could say al fresco, but I never do for the same reason I never call snacks canapés. Whatever you call it, whether it is a sandwich in the sun or dinner with 6 of the best....

Posted: 15.04.21 1 Comments

New potato tortilla with halloumi and tomato kasundi

I ate something like this at a café near where I live, then went back twice in the following weeks for the same thing, until I realised I should probably just work out how to make it myself. It was spring, so I used...

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Favourite Birthday Cakes

To me, birthdays are a reminder that a really good piece of cake is something to eat, enjoy and treasure. Here are a handful of my favourites: Almond cake with white chocolate tahini ganache (Carrot + Crumb) I rarely...

Posted: 07.04.21 2 Comments

Favourite Easter Chocolate Recipes

Chocolate is an especially important ingredient in my house - whether it's a few dark squares as an afternoon pick me up, or a bar of white chocolate for a tray of killer blondies. I always check to make the...

Posted: 30.03.21 0 Comments

One-pot orzo with beetroot, thyme & orange

This orzo cooks all in one pan to a satisfying deep purple with the spoonable feeling of a risotto. You can use any colour of beetroot you like here; I love the deep magenta of the red ones but yellow and pink work well...

Posted: 25.03.21 4 Comments