Recipes

One of my earliest and fondest memories of being in the kitchen is of when I was barely tall enough to reach the counter top in the kitchen, and I had to sit on the counter in order to help my mom. She used to bake these wonderful peanut butter cookies which were light and [...]



When I was a child, I always loved the little jam tarts that you could buy in the cookies section of the supermarket. Small, crumbly with very jammy jam, I could never manage more than 2 or 3 due to the intense sweetness, but I enjoyed every bite.I got this recipe from a book that [...]



So, let me declare that Nigella is my desserts goddess. She really, truly is. Every recipe that I’ve dared to create from her “How to be a domestic goddess” book has turned out simply and magnificently (can any other Nigella fans vouch for any of her other books? It’s been awhile since I’ve been on [...]



So, for mother’s day I volunteered to make dinner, as mom said she was planning on getting take-out pizza. I’m sorry, but take out pizza is a bit ick and oily, so I decided to try my hand at making pizzas.

One slight problem - you see, I’d never actually MADE pizzas before. Actually, I’d never [...]



Okay, before I forget, I have to document this sauce. Originally invented by A’s grandmother, it was perfected by his step-dad to the version which exists today.

Believe me when I say this sauce will beat ANYTHING you can buy on a shelf. Sure, it’s tedious and time-consuming, but when you pour it over a lamb [...]