It can be hard to let a holiday end. This recipe is a post card from our trip to Morocco. There were donkeys and dust. There were pulpy orange juices in the souk that tasted like shots of clear sunshine. There were hot bubbling pans of tajines, not the manic jumble of flavours that I […]
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One tequila, two tequila, three tequila….floor. That’s usually how it goes when we’re eating Mexican for dinner. Here’s one reason; The Hungry One makes margaritas that are dangerously good. They need to be licensed. So when we’re having a Mexican feast, there normally isn’t a dessert. By that point of the evening I’m usually a […]
These sweet treats are in honour of the woman some have dubbed our next Queen of Hearts. At 29 she’ll be the oldest royal bride ever, but to her Prince we hear she’s ‘Babykins’. It’s worth noting that these are no infantile biscuits. There are touches of hazelnut and caramel for her golden eyes and […]
This pudding is like the perfect house guest* (*In my experience they’re often called Alice.) It’s cheerful. It’s calming. It’s adds a little dash of sparkle to the bland grind of a day. And more than anything, it’s self sufficient. Once you’ve pulled the complimentary components together these puddings just need to sit in a […]
The movie: The dish:Sour Cherry Rice Crispy Treats The reason: Sometimes it’s really hard leave the things you loved from childhood behind. It might be Woody, Buzz, Mr Potato Head, or it might be a certain saccharine square that goes snap, crackle and pop. Just like this third tale of Andy’s toys and their travails, […]