Jan 11, 2022Plum and Burrata ToastsI picked up fresh Burrata (such a delight!) and then wasn't sure how best to use it. We had lots of plums on hand, so I ended up making a...
Jan 9, 2022Chicken TagineWe made this for the family after Christmas, when we had all had a few too many turkey sandwiches and needed something with a newer...
Dec 30, 2021Cinnamon Stars: RevisitedIn early December, a very good friend of mine was visiting us and we made Christmas Butterballs to celebrate. True to form, I didn't...
Dec 28, 2021Candied and Chocolate Covered Citrus and GingerSince first trying to candy and then chocolate cover orange peels last spring, I have branched out to ginger and other citrus fruit...
Dec 26, 2021Roast Pumpkin CookiesIt is Christmas Cookie season again, and you may have noticed from some of my recent posts that I've been doing some baking. Along with...
Dec 24, 2021Pink Grapefruit CurdWith citrus fruit now in season, one way of preserving them is in a curd - a custard-like jam that keeps in the fridge for about 4 weeks...
Dec 21, 2021Tempering and Flavouring Chocolate : Attempt 3 - Making barsThe Domestika course I am doing introduces three different architectural textures to replicate in chocolate - terrazzo, marble and...
Dec 18, 2021Ginger Snaps: RevisitedGinger Snaps are always a favourite at this time of year, and baking a variety of Christmas cookies is a joy of the season (as perhaps...
Dec 16, 2021Basler Christmas Cookies: RevisitedI first tried making these for myself last year, but as they are traditional here, I grew up eating them at this time of year, and they...
Dec 15, 2021Rabbit Stew with a Glühwein TwistOne of my parents' neighbours was raising rabbits in their horse stall. Ever since Little Bit was a very small Bit indeed, we've taken...