An easy to do recipe – my favorite kind, 7 ingredients and an amazingly delicious cake - no mixer required! This is a brown butter cake and the first bite you take, will transport you to one of those lovely intimate restaurants you find on the back streets in Rome. It is a rustic cake [...]
There is a reason why Nik Sharma has risen to great acclaim. He’s just a brilliant Chef who brings a scientific approach not just to baking but also to cooking. I’ve been following his blog “A brown table” for a while now and have cooked and baked his recipes with, in my humble opinion, wonderful [...]
Yes my favorite citrus is back (it’s been back for a while really)! But, the season is almost gone so if you haven’t picked up any blood oranges yet, I suggest you do that right now. Tighten up the drawstring on those buffet pants and get to the store. Go on, I’ll wait… You back, okay!! [...]
Okay, for some of you, Banana Bread has been in your repertoire for just over a year now (for others a lot longer). Well everything you thought you knew about delicious tasting banana bread, throw away. This is a vegan recipe that will make you a vegan banana bread lover. All you need I've listed [...]
Okay, you do not have to make it spicy if you don’t want to (oh my goodness, I can’t believe those words left my lips! I’ve been in isolation way too long)! Actually this was one of my dad’s favorite dishes. It has a balance of sour/sweet from the addition of vinegar and sugar to the [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! A great reason to have a drink and toast your Irish heritage – I know I’ll be having a sip or two! I was searching through my recipe archives and new posts recently for something Irish. I’ve done other Irish themed recipes on this site – Soda Bread, Corned Beef, [...]
Oh this is a good cookie for those days that you plan ahead to make a good cookie. I suppose it could also be an off the cuff “I need a cookie now" recipe as well. If you have the ingredients handy really any recipe could be an "I need a cookie now" recipe - made, [...]
When I went shopping last week I bought a head of cauliflower - bright and fresh looking, some green leafy parts on the side. How could I say no!? This is a really tasty dish and even the carnivores in your family will enjoy it! This is cauliflower florets, marinated and oven roasted with - [...]
Special day for me today, I get to make anything I want for the person whose birthday it is! And this is our first quarantine birthday cake together – hopefully we will be able to celebrate “when things get back to normal” with family and friends soon. My wife loves desserts – okay I know [...]
Oh my goodness where is the time flying?! We are almost at the end of February! There are 24 days to calendar spring and although the one good thing to come out of this lockdown is that I learned that it is possible to go for a walk on a cold day and enjoy it! [...]
