Lockdown has been a complicated journey for most of us. I feel lucky to have been hibernating with my two most favourite people in the world: my (now) 1-year-old son and my gorgeous wife. One thing I have learned over the last 12 months is that there are times when you need to unbend. So,…
I’ve never had much of a sweet-tooth; now even less so! Empty calories really don’t float my boat; so for my son’s 1st Birthday I wanted to bake a moist, delicious & nutritious, sugar-free, carrot cake made with quality ingredients and loads of love. SUGAR-FREE BIRTHDAY CARROT CAKE – Sam’s 1st! for the cake 340g…
While every one else I know was waiting for a bird bird to grace the Christmas table, I was preparing a very Spanish Xmas dish: Cocido de Navidad; or Putxero, if you speak Valencian/ Catalan. Cocido (Madrileño) is a complex stew of a variety of meats and chickpeas, popular on Sundays and feast days, started…
The fire is on and there is a Polish Kapuśniak with Buraczki on the table – all is well. I still remember the cold winters in the UK, when it used to be part of Europe – seems so long ago now – and I remember the joy in discovering a polish café near Ravenscourt…
These are strange times indeed! I’ve never been the kind of person who happily cooks through a repertoire of dozen or so of favourite dishes, I like to travel, I like variety. During the first lockdown, with time on my side, I found an Afghan red bean curry recipe, tweaked it and served it with…