I like food. I like eating food; I like sharing food; and I like cooking food: for myself, for my family and friends, for anyone who will come share it with me. I like cooking new foods and recipes; I like cooking old familiar favourites; and I like putting new twists on old recipes and finding new things to do with known ingredients. This is a record of some experiments and experiences. Enjoy!

Mar 1

Variations on Pancakes - 3 recipes for Pancake Day -

For the next challenge with my sister and my friend, Hibiscus Kook, to make a dish three different ways, and each of us trying something...

Dec 4, 2021

Winter Oatmeal

Having porridge most mornings of my life, sometimes it's nice to mix it up a little and change the flavours and textures. Here are a few...

Oct 12, 2021

Pear and Almond Chocolate Muffins

I was talking to family in Hawaii recently, and it was evening for them, morning for me. They were having corn muffins with dinner, so I...

Oct 10, 2021

Autumn Crêpes with pumpkin and fresh cheese

One of the rare days we didn't have soup for lunch, it was sunny and warm in the sunshine, but there was a nip in the shade with autumn...

Aug 8, 2021

Fenugreek "Maple" Crêpes

As with the Fenugreek Pancakes, I wanted to trial fenugreek's maple flavour in something that traditionally has maple syrup added to it....

Aug 5, 2021

Home-Made Yogurt

This one is half cheese journey and half recipe. I was asked for it by a colleague though, so here it is. Yogurt making is not massively...

Jul 20, 2021

Fenugreek Pancakes

Looking into fenugreek a while back, I came across a description of it comparing fenugreek's taste to that of maple and the fact that...

Jun 17, 2021

Home-Made Granola

I love my morning porridge, and the Baked Porridge we've been having recently has been very tasty, but once in a while it's nice to...

Jun 15, 2021

Sweet Potato Tattie Scones

Tattie scones are an essential part of a full Scottish breakfast. Browned on the outside, soft on the inside and warm enough to melt the...

May 25, 2021

Cinnamon and Honey Scones

I was invited this week to take part in a collaboration on Instagram for International Tea day on the 21st of May and to put together an...

May 4, 2021

Failed Crumpets

And then sometimes things fail. In all fairness, I knew that these weren't going to come out like true crumpets, but went with it anyway,...

Apr 27, 2021

Bread Pudding

After going up to my parents' chalet for Easter, we discovered on our return that there was a forgotten loaf of bread in the bread box...

Apr 22, 2021

Banana Bread

This is rather traditional, but it is always worth having a good recipe. I hadn't made it in a very long time, but then didn't want to go...

Apr 20, 2021

Baked Eggs

I absolutely love baked eggs! We've been making them for a few years now after first stumbling on the idea in Michel Roux's cookbook Eggs...

Apr 15, 2021

Golden Pancakes

This recipe was a mistake, but it worked out both for savoury and sweet purposes so I thought I would share. I was preparing the...

Apr 4, 2021

Baked Oats, a Few Favourite Variants

Porridge, oatmeal, call it what you will, it is one of my favourite foods. Rich and creamy, it is endlessly variable and simple yet...

Apr 1, 2021

Turkish Eggs

This is a dish which I first saw in a video by Chef John a few months ago, and then I saw pop up on the internet and Instagram in the...

Mar 16, 2021

Golden Milk, 2 Variants

I've recently gotten into having Golden Milk in the evenings - that is, warm milk with turmeric and other spices. The first time I looked...

Feb 23, 2021

Breakfast Muffins

These are an adapted version of a muffin recipe I got from my mother-in-law. They are packed full of vitamins, fibre and protein and are...

Jan 28, 2021

Peach Pocket Pancakes

After a morning of playing in the snow with Little Bit, we decided to have bacon and eggs for lunch, and for good measure (hiking in the...

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