At the first sign of summer, I tend to start planning trips away and compulsively flicking through glossy holiday brochures – poring over double-page spreads of crystal waters and infinity pools, powder white sand and impossibly bronzed couples. It’s obviously a bit silly as London is glorious in the sunshine and has lots of green … Continue reading
A friend of mine went to Dubrovnik last Autumn and brought me back some black cumin seeds from a local market. I was quite daunted by the miniature charcoal chips at first as I had never come across them and they were packaged in a glass test tube – they looked either very precious or … 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
Since making the lime and coconut drizzle cake, I have been pondering the fate of the leftover coconut milk sitting expectantly in my fridge. A fragrant Thai curry or a milky rice pudding? A fiery soup or a cooling ice cream? Coconut milk works equally well in sweet and savoury dishes so I thought I … Continue reading
My Mum came over for supper last night and I wanted to cook something light and fresh for us. She is a big aubergine fan so I opted for baba ganoush. This wonderfully smoky aubergine dip is so tasty that I even know those who claim to be anti-aubergine who merrily tuck in. The smokiness comes … Continue reading
pip & little blue 