I could spin an extended metaphor about why a roulade was the perfect cake for this occasion; about centrifugal force and how the more we spin, the more we feel glued together. (Nb, if you have no patience for things like this and just want the recipe stat, scroll to the bottom). It could be […]
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Simple food is best. Not all the time, natch. There’s a time and a place for veloutes, textured shards and confit. Certainly if someone else is going to make it for you (or clean the kitchen). But when you’re limping along, it’s best to think in simple trios and quadrants. So if what you’re after […]
I’m going to put it all the way upfront, because if you find out at the bottom, you might get twitchy and suspicious. There are lentils in these cookies. Yes, lentils. No flour, just lentils and some ground oats – not that you’d know it from the ‘snickers really satisfies’ taste that comes from muddling […]
I’ve had a hankering for comfort food again. Comfort food to me is largely about chicken pie. It’s chicken pie because it’s what we used to pick up from the bakery after ego schooling netball games on chilblain cold Saturday mornings. It’s chicken pie because it’s duvet food. Not because you want to eat it […]
There are lots of sly jokes about what people want for Mother’s Day. Most of them don’t involve an electric foot bath, limp bunch of gerberas or a scented candle. This was one of my favourites. It captures it all. I’d possibly accent it with; put me on an plane with a gin and tonic […]