leftovers

Put An Egg On It
30th July 2017

Honestly I don't theme my week's meals deliberately but it just seems to happen. I'm not sure if it's basic home economics or my tendency to get slightly obsessed with …


Hot Chocolate Gur Cake
7th April 2015

I was walking home one day last week when a friend called me and said without much preamble 'you know about donkey's gudge, don't you?' Pausing slightly to see if …


Trinidad Christmas Pastelles
23rd December 2014

I've been working on several pieces for the Brixton Blog over the last few weeks about what different cultures and nationalities do for Christmas and my attention was particularly drawn …


Brown Butter Cherry Froise
27th July 2014

A froise you say? I'm sure you make them all the time and the word just trips off your tongue into your menu repertoire. Or if you're anything like me, …


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 …


Wild Garlic Skirlie
27th April 2014

Following on from the fried porridge a few weeks ago, I have a bag of beautiful Flahavans oats in the house and an even bigger urge to eat oats than …


Manchester Pudding
4th March 2014

Like everyone else in the world, I was planning on making pancakes this week. But being one of them there fancy food blogger types, I was going to do one …


Festive Flies Graveyards
27th December 2013

Being organised enough to make my own Christmas pudding this year is fantastic because it's given me the opportunity to make these fabulous festive flies' graveyards (or fruit squares for …


Stamppot
3rd November 2013

I'm going to say something deeply unfashionable in foodie circles: I like Dutch cuisine. I like hearty soups and stews and mountains of cabbage anyway. I'm very Northern European in …


Slow Cooker Spiced Pork
4th July 2013

Much as I love cooking, I'm less inclined when the weather is warm. My kitchen is quite small and my hair can't take standing next to a hot oven or …


Hibiscus Barley Water
30th June 2013

It's Wimbledon fortnight and here in SW9, I am feeling the excitement building in my nearby borough. I've been sneaking a peek when Andy Murray is playing because I'm not …


A Taste of Home?
6th April 2011

I have read a lot in the past few months about culinary heritage, from articles about the attempts to save English apples to the eternal debate about food and class …



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