Monthly Archives: January 2010

Sunday bake

I promise this is my last baking post for a while. My colleagues and housemates are getting fat from the proceeds of this blog and someone has to think of the burden on the NHS.  The cake on the left is Nigella Lawson’s chocolate and hazelnut goo fest.  The recipe can be found on her website […]

Experiments in chocolate

It’s a well-known fact of baking that things can sometimes go extremely wrong.  Case in point would be my lovely recipe for chocolate fondant that is usually about as reliable as you can get for this notoriously temperamental pudding.  I’ve made it a few times before and it’s been known to bring grown men to […]

Beans on toast

A very british food and one of my top 5 comfort foods (particularly when hung over), beans on toast is a classic dish. Dead simple, delicious and utterly unpretentious. Heinz have opened a temporary “It has to be Heinz” cafe. It’s open from 7am-3pm for the next couple of days (closing Thursday 14th) on Shoreditch […]

Butternut Squash Dhal

Adapted from an Ocado dhal recipe, it’s less of a traditional Dhal and more of a creamy stew. It took about 40 minutes and claims to serve 4, though I reckon it would stretch to at least 6 with rice. Packed with fresh spices and vegetables, especially the fresh tomatoes, I was disappointed the dish […]