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!

Jun 9

Lemon Jelly with Chilli and Ginger

There's been a bit of a hiatus since my last posts due to some travelling, the first trimester of a pregnancy and fun things like...

Mar 3

Lime Curd

Continuing on my citrus adventures for this winter, I present you with lime curd. Using the same base recipe as my Pink Grapefruit Curd...

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...

Feb 15

Variations on a Brownie Theme - Brownies 3 Ways -

Late last year, my sister, a friend and I agreed to start on a new project with the new year, making different recipes in 3 different...

Feb 10

Fruit and Cream with a White Balsamic Drizzle

I suggest calling this a Coupe Raisa, because we have been watching more Star Trek, and that is the ultimate vacation spot in the...

Jan 27

Spiced Grapefruit and Rum Marmalade

As I mentioned in the Tangerine Marmalade recipe, I want to take advantage of the citrus season to make a bunch of different marmalades....

Jan 13

Cinnamon Stars: Re-revisited (again)

So, it isn't like we needed more cookies just before New Year, but for Science, it was necessary to make a control batch of these using...

Dec 30, 2021

Cinnamon Stars: Revisited

In 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, 2021

Candied and Chocolate Covered Citrus and Ginger

Since first trying to candy and then chocolate cover orange peels last spring, I have branched out to ginger and other citrus fruit...

Dec 26, 2021

Roast Pumpkin Cookies

It 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 23, 2021

Pink Grapefruit Curd

With 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, 2021

Tempering and Flavouring Chocolate : Attempt 3 - Making bars

The Domestika course I am doing introduces three different architectural textures to replicate in chocolate - terrazzo, marble and...

Dec 18, 2021

Ginger Snaps: Revisited

Ginger 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, 2021

Basler Christmas Cookies: Revisited

I 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 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...

Nov 24, 2021

Chestnut Puddings

I've always loved chestnuts in any shape or form, especially roast chestnuts. They always speak to me of Christmas markets, friends and...

Sep 12, 2021

Roast Chestnut Cookies

During the 12 days of Christmas Cookies last year, Day 5 was Chestnut rings (" on the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...

Sep 9, 2021

Rose Cake, versions 3 and 4

I really liked the first Rose Cake recipe I came up with in versions 1 and 2, but I wanted to try again using fresh petals. To try out...

Aug 12, 2021

Rose Cake

The blog turned one this week! I've been playing around with the idea of making a rose cake for a while so I decided that now was a good...

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....

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Cooking for me is very much a shared experience. Please do feel free to send me requests, comments or questions.

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