Sweet Potato Oat and Whole Wheat Loaf
t even drives my experiments in the kitchen and many, in fact, most of my food-related ideas are born from it. I’m always seeking to …
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Orange Marmalade and Cointreau Cake
Birthdays and bitter-sweet memories….one doesn’t exist without the other; a package deal if you like. Some birthdays are keenly awaited – milestones marked by big …
Champagne and Fruit Cups
Every time I have a dinner party I rummage through my recipe collection with grandiose plans of making decadent, rich and completely over-the-top desserts – …
Rice Noodle and Skinny Meatball Soup
So, determined to end this tug-of-war, I decided to give a little to get a little (in simple terms, a healthy compromise). From my side …
Avocados with Caramelised Onions on Toast
Try avocados and caramelised onions on toast. It’s a little bite of paradise, I promise. It’s a great go-to meal on lazy days when you …
Quickie Cookie
Wooing our sweet but finicky landlady was the motive behind baking these quick cookies. Just back from a long holiday, I was taking my time …
Mushroom and Beef Vietnamese Rolls
I like to keep things simple. But it’s not easy in a world that wants to complicate life with more. Going out for ice cream …
Grilled Nectarine with Granola
Ripe fruit and the poetry of John Keats – I don’t know when the association began (perhaps while drowning in the pleasure of his sensuous …
Whole Wheat Flaxseed Bread
Yes it’s true, everything that celebrity chefs say on TV, and all the superlatives penned in cookbooks on the satisfaction of baking the perfect loaf …
Steamed Soy Chicken With Spinach-Stuffed Rice Paper Rolls
Garish weddings, cakes groaning under sugar sculptures, pancake and blue eye shadow, bling and blow-dried beehives, melodramatic soaps and mushy greeting cards crammed with pink …
Beetroot, Baby Spinach and Blue Cheese Salad
Making kids eat beet is a bit like subjecting them to Schubert or Mozart, while their souls swing to the hip-hop beat. In fact, I …
Pineapple Fried Rice
Spring has begun behaving like summer now, with the mercury regularly hitting the mid 30s (but I’m not complaining). After putting up with two bone-aching …