Confession: I don't really like pears. Often hard and grainy; quickly soft and mushy, they do little for me. This recipe is a direct result of receiving yet more pears in our weekly organic delivery and desperately trying to find new ways to 'use them up'. Necessity is the mother of invention - Fika will … Continue reading Scandi Pear & Cardamom Cakes
Recipes
Sourdough Pizza
Another dangerous path of culinary adventure that requires tightrope level skills to maintain the balance between joyous deliciousness, and an inevitable descent into morbid obesity. Thankfully, unlike flatbreads, this recipe takes many hours to execute, which will hopefully prevent it becoming a regular go-to carb snack. There are literally thousands of sourdough pizza recipes out … Continue reading Sourdough Pizza
Lockdown Sourdough
The staff of life. Bread connects every human, transcending continents, countries, creeds and clans. The COVID-19 outbreak appears to have encouraged a resurgence in home baking (and a run on flour amongst other basic staples). There are many different types of bread, but I'm obsessed with classic sourdough bread - the old way of baking using a … Continue reading Lockdown Sourdough
Cardamom Buns
As much as I've tried to avoid baking sweet things, I do love the reaction I get when I share these treats with friends and family. The festive season has been the ideal time to test, tweak and perfect the recipe, although it's a frightfully early start if you want to get them on the … Continue reading Cardamom Buns
Baked Feta
"What's your signature dish?" A fairly ubiquitous question which I have to admit I loath hearing as a result of routinely struggling to think of a satisfactory answer. Why? I suspect it's because I'm far more interested in exploring new and exciting dishes than honing one in particular, but if you were to ask me … Continue reading Baked Feta