This is my version of Chicken à la King – the one that I grew up eating and which is still a firm and frequent favourite in the weekly meal rotation. In comparison to both the original and contemporary recipes, it is pared back and …
I love upside-down cakes. There’s something about the fruit sitting on the bottom of the pan, only to be turned out to the top of the cake where it sits in its own glory. Maybe it’s because I grew up down-under? Ba dum tss! *insert …
When I was a wee lass – in the era of cassette tapes, shoulder pads, and glam rock – I had created a ‘recipe’ for cheese on crackers. It consisted of melting cheese on a cracker by way of the microwave. Immensely proud of this …
The first method is one that I adopted from Jamie Oliver, who demonstrated it on one of his TV shows. It’s fun because you use your hands and tear things! The second method uses a knife and allows for more precision when it comes to …
Tired of Banana Bread? Want to have fun with zucchini? Try Zucchini Bread! Seriously though, this is a lovely bake. It’s an adapted and modified recipe from Rachel Allen’s Bake, which is a fantastic cookbook. It’s a sweet (but not too sweet) bake worthy of …
This is a perfect post-Christmas-what-to-do-with-the-remaining-cranberries recipe. Actually, it’s worth buying cranberries just to make this recipe – it’s that good. It comes from the indomitable Isa Chandra Moskowitz and can be found on her website and in her Vegan Brunch cookbook (a beloved addition to …
Parsnips are truly a lovely winter vegetable. When used in a soup they are often curried however I wanted to try something different. I liked the idea of the sweeter parsnips with earthy leeks and hot white pepper. Behold, this recipe was the result. There …
As Summer transformed into early Autumn, our pear tree went bonkers. Its branches became laden with fruit that was crisp and excellent for baking in August, and then became sweet and juicy for eating in October. One recipe that profited from our pear tree’s beneficence …
