Cherry Ripe Bircher Pots

05:00 PM, April 10, 2015 |
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Let’s talk about second breakfasts. I’m referring specifically to the snaking, raking hunger which seeps in when you’ve started the day at an ungodly hour.

Yes, the light is pretty at 6 am. But it’s also early.

It might be because you’re demand feeding twins. It might be because your chubby 20 mth old who had his first introduction to croup will only doze through the night while propped upright on your chest. It might be because in order to get to a client site on the other side of the city for an 8.30 am project summit you have to leave the house before the sun starts to yawn. And it …

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Flourless Fig, Pistachio and Almond Cake

02:23 PM, March 30, 2015 |
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I’ll make a deal with you. First I’m going to have a little natter about getting back into the swing of hosting after a long hiatus. Then I’m going to have a small rant. Lastly I’m going to share a charming (though a touch earnest) flourless almond cake with you- here it was deployed with figs and pistachios, but could easily be tweaked depending on the season and theme of your supper (plums, peaches, apricots, pears, raspberries, blackberries, hazelnuts, pecans and walnuts would all be worthy candidates for substitution).

Natter:

I love a good dinner party. I love the planning most of all; the blank page of possibilities.  It was something we …

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Fennel, Cauliflower and Leek Gratin (an ultimate slow carb steakhouse side)

06:42 PM, March 23, 2015 |
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Ten years ago at an Oxfam fundraising dinner, The Hungry One got a little carried away. We were slightly boozed, out with our closest friends and feeling flush. We left at the end of the night with a new addition to the household.

Over the past decade the tissue paper swaddled bottle of Penfolds Grange has been hidden safely through many raucous dinners. It’s remained undisturbed through deaths, marriages and births.

We decided it was ripe to crack. Welcome the greatest #firstworldproblem – what does one eat with the most valuable wine you’ve ever tasted?

Red meat was the general conclusion. Lamb could work, but we fixed on a classic steak night at …

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