Rhubarb and Frangipane Galette

This galette is the perfect dessert for this time of year, when the sunshine has you feeling fruity, until suddenly it starts snowing and you decide it's time to wrap yourself in a pastry blanket. Of course, you can substitute any fruit you like for the rhubarb. Later in the year try stone fruits, berries,… Continue reading Rhubarb and Frangipane Galette

Crème Caramel

Crème caramel is delicious, and you should make it. It has five (mostly very cheap) ingredients, that you honestly probably have at home right now. It does require a little care and patience, but is really not very tricky. Spend the afternoon filling your house with the smell of warm milk and friendliness, and then… Continue reading Crème Caramel

Roast Peaches with Crème Fraîche

It's peach season! Obviously if you find a perfectly ripe peach or nectarine the only allowable way to eat it is hunched over the sink, before someone else finds it. But when they are just shy of perfect, or you have bought more than you really needed because they looked so good and it's been… Continue reading Roast Peaches with Crème Fraîche

Courgette Fritters with Tomato Jam

  Don't panic! I am here to rescue you from the flood of courgettes filling your garden/farmers market/greengrocer as we speak. These fritters are one of my absolute favourite things to make with courgettes. Delicious straight out of the pan, cold from the fridge, or anywhere in between (I've tried them all). I've served them… Continue reading Courgette Fritters with Tomato Jam

Molasses Baked Beans

Absolutely not a replacement for the kind served on toast (I like mine with cheese please), but rather its own thing. To be served with slaw, cornbread, corn on the cob, anything you might dry-rub or slather with barbecue sauce... This recipe is very flexible. I call it molasses baked beans, but we make it… Continue reading Molasses Baked Beans

Sushi Rice

Recipe for sushi rice! Full recipe for my sushi bowls coming tomorrow(find it here), but thought the rice was long-winded enough to deserve it's own post. It's also a great base for anything else you need Japanese-style rice for. We especially like to make onigiri with it. The rice vinegar and sugar are just the… Continue reading Sushi Rice

Red Cabbage and Apple Slaw

  This crunchy slaw is a delicious accompaniment to all sorts of dishes (like the barbecue chicken seen above), but it's especially brilliant with anything porky (sausages, ribs, a pulled pork sandwich...) It also just so happens to be vegan, gluten-free, and nut free, so you can rest assured that everyone will be able to… Continue reading Red Cabbage and Apple Slaw

Vermicelli Rice

Finishing out our week of Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean inspired food is this wonderful Lebanese rice, which came to me from Comptoir Libanais via my sister-in-law. Thank you Su! I really hope you try this recipe, it's super tasty and makes a fantastic rice dish to eat with all kinds of food. For example, this hummus… Continue reading Vermicelli Rice