orange milk liqueur a.k.a. baby jesus wee!

Christmas orange milk liqueur (a.k.a. Baby Jesus Wee!) I should have posted this much earlier, because in theory you should be drinking this...

roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing

roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing A spicy, sweet and sour roasted squash salad topped with tangy cheese, cru...

turkish poached eggs in yogurt (cilbir)

Turkish poached eggs in yogurt (cilbir) I have a feeling that when I meet new people I have barely got the social niceties out of the way be...

halloumi tikka (squeaky cheese in a spicy yogurt marinade!)

grilled halloumi tikka This year's BBQ season was somewhat short-lived, which is a bit of shame as I didn't have many opportunities ...

turkish-style cucumber and tomato soup

turkish-style cucumber and tomato soup So much for the expected heatwave. Oh well, I love this simple soup, which is slightly tart and refr...

Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with blackberry vinaigrette

Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with blackberry vinaigrette I live a simpler life these days. Part of it is a case of cutting my coa...

mul naengmyun: korean cold buckwheat noodle soup with beef

korean cold buckwheat noodle soup with beef (mul naengmyun) Years ago, working in New York I loved the fact that my office in Manhattan was ...

buffalo wings with blue cheese dip

buffalo wings About 20 years ago I was seconded to the New York office of the UK company I worked for. I wish I could tell you that I spent ...

onions braised in cider

onions braised in cider Last Sunday, we had pork collar and I served these slow-roasted onions, braised in cider and topped with cheesy brea...

roasted carrots with crème fraîche and harissa dressing

roasted carrots with crème fraîche and harissa dressing It's June in England, where we are caught in that strange limbo over what to ea...

flemish asparagus

asparagus with Flemish sauce It is English asparagus season for which I will happily bellow three cheers (being such a shy and retiring pers...

fancy breakfast or brunch? baked egg and proscuitto in a bread roll

baked egg and proscuitto in a bread roll Every so often I find a couple of rock-hard bread rolls looking up at me forlornly from the bread b...

kaya toast: a weird but wonderful breakfast of champions!

kaya toast with soy eggs It's not really weird, although it might sound a bit odd to English tastes. It's a Singapore-Malaysian thin...

a perfect spring pasta supper: spaghetti with leeks, parma ham and hazelnuts

spaghetti with leeks, parma ham and hazelnuts Have you ever seen a recipe on a website, or while flicking through a cookbook or magazine and...

stuffed delicata squash

delicata squash stuffed with tomato and mince sauce A few weeks ago I posted about one of my favourite new discoveries, the delicata squash ...

perfect with roast chicken: lemon, herb and garlic butter

lemon, herb and garlic butter I have mentioned before how good compound butters are at giving a bit of oomph with minimal effort to whateve...

the gentle heart of a recipe: hilda leyel's salad of mint leaves and beans

hilda leyel's salad of mint leaves and beans Whenever I can, I like to wallow in old cookbooks. It both comforts and relaxes me; I enjoy...