green apple sorbet

stuffed courgette flowers

12 August 2010

The flowers on my courgette plants this morning were so enticing that it would have been just plain wasteful not to turn them into edible delicacies. A quick search on google turned up a variety of possible recipes, all of which involved stuffing the flowers with a cheese and herb mixture of one kind or [...]

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Soseki

11 August 2010

Last night I went to Soseki, a Japanese restaurant at the foot of the Gherkin (the tower not the edible variety). The food was unbelievable and the decor absolutely beautiful. From the outside there is no indication of the gem that lies within, but climbing the stairs up from the matcha café (where we enjoyed pre-dinner [...]

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scrumptious gingerbread cake

28 July 2010

I concocted this recipe from a few different sources. I loved the idea of using stem ginger in syrup, and also wanted to incorporate that most old-fashioned of ingredients, black treacle. Plus some golden syrup. And molasses sugar. And then some crystallised ginger to top it off. Y’know, just in case it wasn’t already sweet [...]

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beeautiful

17 July 2010

This afternoon I’m going to a housewarming party. A barbecue actually – although it feels like tempting fate to mention that out loud, in case it rains. My friend loves bees, so I’m taking her these chocolate cakes. I was going to attempt Nigella’s Honey Chocolate Cake, but the lure of the cupcake became too [...]

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sugoi sushi

16 July 2010

If you’re a regular reader, you will be aware of my love of sushi. Some health problems I’ve had this year have meant I have had to cut all kinds of foods out of my diet – but thankfully not rice or fish – so I have relied on Japanese-style eating more than ever. My [...]

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Nigella’s birthday custard sponge

15 July 2010

Last weekend a birthday cake was called for, and where better to turn than to the Domestic Goddess herself? Sometimes the occasion just demands a butter/sugar/syrup/chocolate-laden splurge of a recipe. This is a celebration staple that I return to again and again as it never fails to delight the recipient. Birthday Custard Sponge, from Nigella [...]

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perfect porridge

14 July 2010

There are days when this is the only breakfast that will entice me from my bed. It proved the perfect antidote to this morning’s lacklustre sky and sombre drizzle. (Yes folks, it’s summer in England…) Perfect Porridge 0.25 cup jumbo porridge oats* 0.75 cup soya milk* (Marks and Spencer own-brand is my current favourite) golden [...]

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muffins filled with rubies

13 July 2010

I had two overripe bananas languishing in a bowl in my kitchen, and there are lovely jewel-bright raspberries in the shops right now. A moment’s googling later, and hey presto, I had found a suitable way to combine them. One of the best muffin recipes I have tried, these two flavours just work. The addition [...]

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chocolate and almond cake

9 July 2010

Now that I am beginning to find some semblance of order amongst the kitchen chaos in my new home, I felt it was time to check out the local library – or, more specifically, their food and drink section. Anything that might help to reign in my (possibly slightly out of hand) spending habit where [...]

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Wimbledon cupcakes

1 July 2010

Today I went to watch the tennis. Awesome day on Centre Court, especially the champagne before midday. We took homemade sushi for lunch and some of these cupcakes, which were actually something of an experiment – a successful one, fortunately. If strawberries are out of season, or if you can’t get to the shops, or [...]