May 2010

Double Strawberry Muffins or Cakes

May 31, 2010

I first made these cakes last summer and had posted them in my old blog and since strawberries are now appearing everywhere it seems appropriate to transfer the recipe here. I came to create these cakes because last year I went through a phase of trying to find a sponge cake recipe for my [...]

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How To: Make Light Muffins

May 31, 2010

If like me you learned how to bake over 20 years ago in the UK then you probably learned how to whisk or cream cake mixture really well, making sure all the ingredients are all well amalgamated giving it lots of air. I had to relearn how to make muffin-style cakes and stop myself from [...]

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Roast Rack of Pork with Fennel Seeds

May 23, 2010

My favourite roast is my Mum’s rack of pork which has been marinated in the traditional Portuguese marinade of white wine, garlic, bay leaves and salt and pepper (we use ground white pepper often with pork for its pungency). She manages to roast it until falling off the bone tender. The English are crazy for [...]

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Aubergine (Eggplant), Tomato and Herb Salad

May 23, 2010

I came home with the 2 yr old from shopping at the supermarket…you see…what you have to understand is this was the third time I had been to the supermarket with her in the same week because if you don’t already know… a routine shopping trip turns into major negotiations of, ‘…no I don’t what [...]

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Chicken Wrapped in Banana Leaf – First Attempt

May 21, 2010

When I made my recent very short stop into China town in London and picked up a few ingredients like Chinese garlic chives I also picked up a bag of these, banana leaves because I’ve never used them before, which is like a red rag to a bull with me, I have cupboards full of [...]

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Beetroot (Beets) In Sugar Crust Experiment

May 21, 2010

If I come across a new way of cooking something that doesn’t require buying a whole set of new equipment then I’ll bookmark, it was the case with these beets. There’s a blog that I love visiting because you never know what you’re going to find, it’s like Christmas day, it’s always a surprise what [...]

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Rhubarb and Orange Blossom

May 20, 2010

Last year I experimented with rhubarb and raspberries quite a bit, rhubarb and raspberry sorbet and a variation was adding some rose water…it’s a post I still have to move from my old blog to here….rhubarb and raspberries go well together not just for flavour but if you want your summer rhubarb to be luscious [...]

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When a Farmers Market Lets You Down – Marylebone High Street

May 19, 2010

A Morning Off I don’t live near a farmers market but very much like the idea of it, the principal of grower selling their best direct to consumer. I love nothing more than browsing through markets when on holiday, I like to see the sort of foods the local growers have, the sort of cheeses, [...]

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Red Pepper Hummus / Humous

May 14, 2010

Do you know the reason I ended up making this? Because it’s one of my favourite flavours of hummus I buy in the supermarket…I know…strange to be inspired by the supermarket …but hey I’m never one to turn down a good idea. Bikerboy says if he sees me eating hummus is because I’m on a [...]

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How To: Charring Peppers & Roasting Peppers

May 14, 2010

I roast pepper most weeks, have them covered in a little olive oil in the fridge and use them in sandwiches, put them in casseroles, rice dishes, tomato sauces, they’re a great source of sweetness to a dish. Charring Peppers The best charred peppers are ones cooked over charcoals on the bbq but since in [...]

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Chinese Garlic Chives & Bacon

May 9, 2010

These mild scented garlic flowers are delicious not to mention pretty only taking a couple of minutes to cook. After a fleeting visit this week to Chinatown in London I picked up these garlic chives, which I love and can only buy them there, and without fail I couldn’t resist picking up a couple of [...]

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Work In Progress – Upside Down Cheesecake

May 4, 2010

Very often while making recipes for posting and I may have 2 or 3 I’m working on at the same time I’ll also have this; a recipe I don’t want to give up on but I’ve come to a dead end with it. The reason I don’t want to give up on this recipe is [...]

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Fresh Garlic

May 4, 2010

Around these parts my favourite spring blossom is at its end, the magnolia flower. I don’t know what your favourite spring blossom is but I find the magnolia flower beautiful and elegant and on closer inspection they appear to be sculpted like very fine china. Their elongated curved shape is something I could never tire [...]

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