Breakfast

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Coffee banana bread

It’s a combination that goes together like hats and gloves, or pink wine and sunshine. Coffee and banana bread. One just makes the other that little bit nicer. It’s about having something warm in both hands. It’s the way that the bitterness of the coffee plays with the sweetness of the sticky sweet over ripe […]

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Lime ginger and coconut tapioca pudding

Some days I just wish I was in Thailand. Outside my window it’s sunny with a promise of better days to come. It’s been a while. I need some sticky heat and a solid dose of sunshine.  I want blue water and spicy food. Thailand was the first place The Hungry One and I went […]

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Tofu smoothies

I think this is a breakfast that needs to be re branded. It needs a focus group. It needs some SMART objectives. It needs some brainstorming, with butcher’s paper and pens that will stain the sides of your index finger. In the wake of that, it might need someone to develop a proper style guide […]

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Avocado, curd, lemon and chilli aka ‘Ainsley...

This is a dish that was taught to me by a baby. Her name was Ainsley. Back when I was doing my masters, I was a nanny during the day. Ainsley was one of the sweetest things around. She was Snow White in size 00 pants. She was an excellent companion for coffee, and at […]

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Coffee jelly; a marriage

After three years of marriage and nearly eight years together, I’ve learned a few things about The Hungry One: * He can be a taskmaster at the gym.* He enjoys a romantic comedy or two.* He loves a list (or twenty). I’ve also honed in on two consumables that are particularly adored; coffee- and surprisingly; […]