To me, an expedition to my beloved Borough Markets with a fully hatched plan for dinner steals half the fun. At this time of year when a cold wind can whistle down Stoney Street it’s easy to find cosy relief in a cup of mulled wine. The warmed burgundy, bolstered with cinnamon, clove, allspice, cardamom, […]
In the kitchen
There are times when you’re not sure if you need something sweet or savoury. There are times when all you crave is something with crunch. And there are times when all you want to ignite some memories of sunshine. It’s nose bitingly cold in London right now. It’s a mood that comes care of a […]
It’s a time for poppy seeds. This loaf, in particular springs to mind. One of the kick starts for this Croatian Makovnjaca came from my speakers and my soppy habit of listening to Simon and Garfunkel while I work. Yes, there were drops of rain (welcome to London in November). My thoughts were a little […]
This is not a household that often has leftovers. I should be grateful for that. I should be grateful that even when a recipe can feed four, it’s usually demolished that very night (I don’t call him The Hungry One for nothing). It leaves my tupperware at glorious loose ends. At the bottom of my […]
This is a pie for those days when you just can’t make up your mind. You might be tossing up whether there is any point continuing to watch Breaking Bad (half a season in. It just seems a little… grim). You may be pondering what in the heck we’re going to do about the Eurozone. […]