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
Bombay & Co
Is it possible that this is the best place to eat in Cheltenham right now? For me, it's probably the best place I've ever eaten in Gloucestershire. Bold words, but here's my logic.. Bombay & Co excites me. London life bleeds my time and energy to write reviews at my former pace, but I'm simply … Continue reading Bombay & Co
Curried Popcorn
Inspired and tweaked from a Stéphane Reynaud recipe, this is a surprising twist on the norm. Popcorn can be a reasonably healthy snack, although the classic styles are far from it. Popping your own corn couldn't be simpler - just heat a little oil in a large pan until shimmering, add the corn kernels and … Continue reading Curried Popcorn
Pangrattato
Everyone should have homemade pangrattato in their store cupboard. It ticks so many culinary boxes: easy to makeeasy to storevirtually freeabsolutely deliciousimproves a plethora of dishesreduces food wasteyou can't buy it in the shops It's remarkably satisfying, so why wouldn't you!?! What is it? A literal translation from Italian would be 'grated bread' - basically, … Continue reading Pangrattato