Author: Tori

Baked Plum and Almond Oatmeal

If you need an almost-crumble for breakfast; something to warm the cockles, make ahead and easily feed a crowd for brunch, skip straight to the recipe at the bottom. This baked oatmeal, glossy with plums and sweet with pear is probably what you’re looking for. Now of course you could substitute the nuts for seeds, […]

Poppyseed to Pumpkin; the sequel

Those with sharp eyes may have twigged to this a few weeks ago. The sequence of recipes I’ve been posting for the last few months hasn’t been coincidental. (In fact, it’s been done once before.) But it has been incredibly hopeful, tracking the progress of something that had its genesis in a speck, no larger […]

Brussels Sprout and Mustard Cream Slaw

Do you need a nifty slow carbohydrate side dish for pulled pork, sticky grilled chicken or slow braised beef? Rephrase; do you need a side in your repertoire which is not sweet potato wedges, hasselback potatoes (as fun as they are to make- and say), or a well intentioned tumble of roast root vegetables, quinoa […]

Date and Apricot Loaf

This is a functional loaf. It’s friendly and flexible and somewhat therapeutic to bake. If this is what you need right now – a well intentioned, every day cake to add to the rotation, that’s perfect for lunch boxes and slicing at 10 am and spreading thickly with something, skip straight to the recipe at […]

Cherry Ripple Coconut Custard (and Popsicles)

Cherry Ripple Coconut Custard (and Popsicles) If you’re having the sort of day that can only be fixed by an iced lolly, or a cosseting bowl of custard, skip straight to the recipe at the bottom. The fact that it’s dairy free/ paleo friendly/ refined sugar free/ toddler endorsed is just a bonus. What you […]