Growing up I remember eating pickled fish from a can. We’d have it throughout the year, not specifically just at Easter time. Mostly, it was a Saturday lunch thing, or Sunday evening when no one could be bothered to cook but felt peckish enough for a savoury bite. We ate it with buttered toast, maybe some lettuce and always, sliced…
Growing up I remember eating pickled fish from a can. We’d have it throughout the year, not specifically just at Easter time. Mostly, it was a Saturday lunch thing, or Sunday evening when no one could be bothered to cook but felt peckish enough for a savoury bite. We ate it with buttered toast, maybe some lettuce and always, sliced…
If you’ve been on a baking binge like the rest of the world, chances are you have a couple of loaves under your belt. Figuratively, that is. These honey butter hot cross buns should be next on your list. They’re basically a sweet bread enriched with butter and egg. I’ve made them extra spicy with orange peel and plenty fruit….
The criteria for a good cookie differs from person to person. For some, this means fork-stamped peanut butter crumbles with a snappy texture, while for others, it needs to flaunts golden edges with molten chocolate pools to make it proper. Some cookies are destined to be milk dippers while others are best with a cup of tea. Here are Ten…
Several months ago I posted the recipe for an Overnight ciabatta bread on the blog. It’s one of eight easy recipes from The Breaded Table chapter of my cookbook, Bibby’s Kitchen. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve received a stream of messages and requests for similar bread recipes that are un-intimidating and doable. With Easter just around the corner,…
Banana bread is having a moment. Not surprising, really. It’s a quiet charmer, transporting us back to a time when making magic with simple ingredients and fruit bowl survivors was the way our mothers baked. Over the past couple of weeks, there’s been a surge of baking all over the world. What is vividly clear in this time of uncertainty, is…
As a fully-fledged cookie eater, here is my takeout from years of vigorous testing. You can be miserable before eating a cookie, and maybe even slightly so after, but the space in between is unhinged with happiness. These Chocolate chip nougat cookies won’t change the world, but they will, if only for the briefest moment, transport you to a magical…
This simple pesto pasta is the first recipe in my new series – Easy Food. The aim is simplicity, no fuss, just straightforward deliciousness with minimal ingredients. For the most part, we’ll summons Pantry Staples to do the heavy lifting. Think pastes, spice rubs and dormant fridge heroes longing for their moment in the spotlight. As we wrestle with change…
As promised, here is my Ginger and turmeric chickpea stew. It’s wholesome and hearty with an ochre-gold coconut sauce, the kind that encourages torn bread to dip and mop your way to the end. Or, serve with wild rice and creamy yoghurt. As with most stews and curries, the complexity of flavours ease and mature overnight. On day one it…
Following on from last week’s Ten chicken recipes series, here are my top Ten soup recipes for staying in. Judging from the response, I take it that most of you, like me, are spending more time in the kitchen than ever before. Over the past week, I’ve gather together all my pantry staples and here is what I have plenty…
No one could ever have imagined that social distancing, self-isolation and quarantine would be defining words for 2020. As much as this is a world issue, flattening the curve and the eventual eradication of COVID-19 lies within our response and contribution as individuals to support the collective. The advice is simple yet counter culture – isolation. What does that mean…
