Sorry that the posts have been a little sparse over the last few weeks – I haven’t been in my kitchen very much as I’ve been on holiday in Japan! The food was astonishingly good and I squeezed as many foodie treats into my suitcase as I possibly could so I think a few of … Continue reading
Tea makes me happy. My newest discovery, introduced to me by a fellow tea-lover is Japanese genmaicha tea (green tea with toasted brown rice in it). Originally added to make the drink more affordable, the toasted rice gives a nutty flavour to the tea which is unusually savoury but extremely tasty. I’m so smitten I … Continue reading
I’m seeing my boyfriend for the first time in over a month in a couple of days and I want to make him something tasty (mainly so he never leaves me for so long again!). He absolutely loves marzipan, so much so that it was a regular gift from his grandmother when he was a … Continue reading
I’m in the middle of a minor kiwi crisis. I love kiwifruit and often have them for breakfast (next to my crumpets, of course). But the last lot I bought have jumped straight from unripe to almost off; they are beginning to shrivel yet are still too hard to eat and are eye-wateringly sour. I … Continue reading
I have been a bit crumpet-mad recently. I like to eat them for breakfast, covered in butter and honey, at brunch, for afternoon tea – well, any time works really. I love their springy consistency and the way you can feed them as much butter as you like and they never let on. Crumpets from … Continue reading
pip & little blue 