Mar 8, 2022Jerk (ish) Cardamom MangoI made Jerk Chicken for the first time recently, from a recipe in my Spice Bible cookbook, and it worked out really well. One of the next...
Dec 28, 2021Candied and Chocolate Covered Citrus and GingerSince first trying to candy and then chocolate cover orange peels last spring, I have branched out to ginger and other citrus fruit...
Dec 26, 2021Roast Pumpkin CookiesIt is Christmas Cookie season again, and you may have noticed from some of my recent posts that I've been doing some baking. Along with...
Dec 18, 2021Ginger Snaps: RevisitedGinger Snaps are always a favourite at this time of year, and baking a variety of Christmas cookies is a joy of the season (as perhaps...
Dec 4, 2021Winter OatmealHaving porridge most mornings of my life, sometimes it's nice to mix it up a little and change the flavours and textures. Here are a few...
Oct 8, 2021Carrot KetchupContinuing on from that initial request for a ketchup recipe, here is another one. This time I decided to do a spiced (but not spicy)...
Sep 29, 2021Chow MeinI don't know where this craving came from, but I recently decided I wanted chow mein. Something with lots of veg and lots of flavour....
Sep 14, 2021Sweet Potato Soup with Creamy Fromage Blanc and Spicy Red Pepper PasteSweet Potatoes are normally really expensive here, so when the price drops, I buy up loads of them. Usually, being a tuber, they last...
Jun 27, 2021Rhubarb and Goat's Cheese RisottoMy dad brought by some rhubarb from his garden the other day. They are the biggest and longest rhubarb stalks I have ever seen. As well...
Jun 8, 2021Grapefruit and Prune CookiesThis started out as a trialled tweak of the Orange Date Cookies back in the autumn. In a taste test of the two, we liked the Orange Date...