Green Pork Chilli (with grain free tacos)

It’s time to try something new. If what you came here for is a verdant twist on your Mexican chilli; sprightly with tomatillo, coriander and the warmth of orange and jalapeno, skip straight to the bottom for the recipe. If you have the bandwidth to procrastinate with an origin story, read on.

I’ve resisted settling into a stable repertoire of dishes. I may have reverted to a sartorial uniform of sorts (it seems that here by the beach, yoga attire is perfectly acceptable everyday, whether you’ve done your asanas or not- shhhh), but when it came to food I held firm.  This was not going to be a house constrained by …

Chickpea Flour Pizza

This is it. Finally, we have it. A wheat free, slow carbohydrate pizza that doesn’t involve blitzing cauliflower into rubble and trying with all your might to make it stick back together. Chickpea flour plus the brilliant soldering properties of psyllium husk and a little flaxseed for goodness are all that it takes. There’s no kneading, just a simple process of allowing a little yeast to bloom, then stirring it all together until a sturdy dough forms. This is not an earnest interpretation of ‘pizza’ that requires you to eat it with a knife and fork, like a salad- desperately hoping that your vegetables will adhere to the base. This …

Seven Layer Flourless Trifle

Traditions can form swiftly.  This is the story of a trifle which is actually anything but. If what you need is seven layers of alternating jelly, torte, fruits, citrus curds, whipped cream and toasted coconut shards, quickly flick to the bottom. If you have time for for some context read on.

Time is not a fickle fancy for the folk this dessert fed. 

There’s a clutch of us who have sat down for lunch together for more two decades now. The days have been long, but the years have been short. In the beginning it was in uniform blackwatch tartan skirts on cold asphalt sheltering next to brutal brick red walls. Now …