Recipes
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.
I love nuts.
Macadamias, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, cashews, peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts - I adore them all. Whilst I enjoy munching on a handful of raw nuts as a quick energy boost throughout the day, my passion for them really comes through when it comes to cooking and baking […]
What wild weather we’ve been having here recently! Torrential downpours in between clear days with blue skies - the only constant is that it seems to be continuously bitterly cold. Add that to the fact that the new job has me waking up at 5am and leaving the house by 6am, and you can understand […]
The collective family sweet tooth is a difficult b*stard to satisfy. We like things that are a bit sweet, but too sweet and not a soul will touch them. A little chocolate is alright, but anything wholly chocolate will usually get very little attention. Baked fruits are mostly out, though forgivable with a home-made custard, […]
I absolutely adore almost anything that comes from the sea (with the exception of jellyfish - I just can’t get my head around it!), and this love is particularly strong when it comes to anything that resides in a shell. Crayfish, bugs (also known as slipper/shovelnose lobsters), crabs, prawns, pipis - they’re all marvellous, but […]
When I saw all the posts popping up for the ‘A Taste of Yellow” event, all sorts of thoughts entered my head as I began planning a sweet creation. Slowly, an image formed in my mind…a striped joconde, encasing layers of honeyed jelly and a banana bavarian cream, and the Livestrong wristband proudly encasing my […]
