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Marrow and Ginger Jam
9th September 2016

I've been out of my usual haunts and habits of the kitchen and writing recently. I needed a long break not thinking about either to clear my head both professionally …


Late Summer Relish
31st August 2016

As I write this it stills feels like summer will never end. Brixton is baking hot and absolutely groaning with beautiful fruit and veg in the market and people's allotments …


Watermelon Rind Pickles
16th July 2014

  I bet you didn't know you could pickle the green rinds from the watermelon until now unless you happen to be from the Southern states of the USA and living …


Jamaican Orange Rum Marmalade
2nd May 2012

Walking through Brixton Market is a riot of fresh fruit and vegetables of all colours. Some are familiar, but sometimes your eye is caught by something you don't recognise, which …


Homemade Lemon Curd
15th August 2011

An impromptu breakfast at Wild Caper in Brixton has led me to a new summer obsession. Nestled in between the toasted sourdough, homemade jams and ricotta was a small dish …


Crabapple Cheese
10th November 2010

October's Invisible Food Walk was themed around the autumnal joys of apples and pears (the real ones, not the Cockney version) and I was amazed to discover that I could …


Quince Jelly
10th October 2010

After trying quince and rhubarb earlier this year, I have been somewhat fascinated by this most majestic of fruits, so when my aunt arrived around with 3lbs of them she …


Homemade Gherkins
15th September 2010

Anyone who knows me in real life knows I have a bit of a gherkin habit. I am more than slightly obsessed by these nobbly bobbly warty little cucumbers spiked …




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