I’ve been dabbling with veganism for a while. Mostly for environmental reasons. Various sources have opened my eyes further to the very real damage that our reliance on meat and animal-derived products is doing to the world – Cowspiracy and The Field Guides podcast excellent episode on veganism to name a couple. Some telling stats: A Chatham … Continue reading
This recipe was developed with samples from Little Bird Kefir. Following my fermentation fail back in February, I’ve been pretty reluctant to have another go. No-one wants to experience that foul smell twice. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want to eat fermented foods done properly by somebody else. Lots of literature suggests that eating … Continue reading
I made marmalade! Of course, the perfect way to enjoy marmalade is spread on hot buttered toast. Unfortunately, I have neither the metabolism nor the time to eat hot buttered toast every morning so here’s a (slightly) healthier way of getting your marmalade fix. Make a batch of these gluten free lovelies at the weekend and … Continue reading
Mince pies are Christmas. All that spicy, fruity, boozy goodness bubbling away in a golden pastry case. They are fun to make and everybody can get help out spooning in the mincemeat and messing around with icing sugar. But I have a couple of confessions to make: Confession number 1: I’m scared of pastry. Making it, that is. … Continue reading
This cake is an autumn treat. A light moist sponge, with subtly-spiced caramelised pears poking through the top. It looks beautiful and tastes dreamy and is actually pretty simple to make. Continue reading
These fudgey brownies bring together some of my favourite ingredients (figs, walnuts, honey, chocolate). They also have parsnips in. I am not the parsnip’s biggest fan. When they’re a component of a roast dinner, I tend to plump for ‘just one, please’. I don’t know what to make of them. They’re sweet but (usually) covered in … Continue reading
A couple of weekends ago, A. and I had a cookie bake-fest. Seriously, there were plates stacked with cookies covering the table – much to my delight. One recipe we tried out (with only a couple of changes) was the wonderful Jennifer Medhurst’s black bean chia chocolate cookies and it didn’t disappoint. The cookies were soft … Continue reading
Oh, the humble apple crumble. Is this the most comforting pudding? Even its name is like a warm, much-needed hug when you’re feeling a bit snivelly. Ah, crumble. Our apple crumble (this one’s a team effort with A.) has apples from the garden (not my garden. I live in a third floor flat much to … Continue reading
This cake is rich, dark and moist. It has chunks of slightly-melted chocolate which give it a lovely brownie-like texture. The beetroot isn’t detectable and makes me feel (the smallest bit) less guilty about my giant slices. This cake was intended to be a ‘thank you’ for my colleagues at a fantastic organisation which I recently … Continue reading
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