A moment in the mouth, a sugar rush, a fizzing sensation, listening to the Buzzcocks on 45. Not sure I’ve Ever Fallen in Love, but I’ve eaten Love Hearts. ‘Date Me’ I so hoped you would. ‘Dream On’ I did and still do. Life is never quite as sweet as you want it to be. …
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Cardamom, apple & nut cake
When I first started to bake, the recipe was everything. I had to have each stipulated ingredient, I had to adhere to every step of the process and the oven time couldn’t be a minute more or less than what was stated on the page. But things are different now Partially it’s down to experience, …
Can I get you a dessert menu?
I hadn’t intended to go down the dessert route. So says the glutton who’s long since lost all sense of direction when it comes to sweet treats. But it’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Or is that the sugar on my fingers? We’d gone out for lunch, a midweek trip to use a …
A bread to brighten your day
I don’t think there’s ever been a time when the urge to shut myself away in the kitchen and bake has been stronger. The world feels as if it’s going to hell in a handbasket, the UK is reduced to changing Prime Minister every few weeks, even the Great British Bake Off is proving to …
Back to baking
After a few weeks of chaos, things are slowly getting back to normal here. The kitchen refit is done, all that’s left now is to sort out some decorating for the few areas of the wall not taken up with cupboards and units. It was always destined to be a lengthy project and discovering halfway …
Coal dust, tobacco smells and Grandma’s egg custard
When I called my dad yesterday he told me he’d met up with his two surviving brothers earlier this week and spent a long enjoyable lunch reminiscing about their childhood days. Born and raised in a Yorkshire pit village, I know my dad left home at 18, which means the memories and stories shared over …
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There’s something about a pie
Of all the foods I enjoy, all the things I like to cook. There’s something about a pie that sets it above. If I’m running my eyes down a menu, they won’t seem to move on if I reach a pie. If I open a new cookbook or food magazine, it’s always the pie recipes …
Miso and spinach pastries
Every so often I come across a flavour that seems to strike an instant note with my palate. Something I’ve never tried before but suddenly want to be using at every opportunity. Over the last year Nduja, the spicy, spreadable pork sausage from Southern Italy and Gochujang, the deep red Korean chilli paste have both …
Cookbook bookcase
I finally have all of my cookbooks on shelves. Cookbooks have become a bit of an obsession in recent years and as the collection has grown it’s been a case of squeezing them in wherever I could find space. More often than not this meant piling them up, with the inevitable result of those at …
Asparagus, goat’s cheese & bacon tart
Some bakes happen as the result of lengthy cookbook trawling and a great deal of planning. Others are down to the fact there are things in the fridge to use up and you want to turn them into something quick and tasty for dinner. This recipe sits in the latter category. We’d been to the …
David in the kitchen. 