If what you need is a not-too-indulgent work-horse of carrot cake (refined sugar free, gluten free, etc etc) that’s perfect to serve for afternoon tea, or an easy dessert at the end of a civilised lunch, skip to the recipe at the bottom. If you want a little prattling about life and finding truth bombs […]
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We have reached peak porridge consumption. If what you need in your life is a breezy, wheat free portable breakfast or mid morning snack that’s busy with fruit and plumped with ground flax and oats, skip straight to the bottom. If you have a few minutes for context, scroll forth. Making porridge to share with […]
This is the story of two cakes. Well, actually three. This is the story of a beguilingly simple children’s birthday cake, which is the answer to so many problems. What do I make for my apex predator snob of a son? (His shortlist of preferred cakes ran to two; lion and shark). What’s something celebratory […]
Traditions can form swiftly. This is the story of a trifle which is actually anything but. If what you need is seven layers of alternating jelly, torte, fruits, citrus curds, whipped cream and toasted coconut shards, quickly flick to the bottom. If you have time for for some context read on. Time is not a […]
The Film: The Dish: The Reason: We celebrate the advent of years with birthday cakes. Unlike Richard Linklater’s opus ‘Boyhood’, this particular project won’t take twelve summers to complete. Our delight in watching Mason (Ellar Coltrane) physically age from six to eighteen through the course of the film is matched by the spotlight Linklater shines […]
