Author Archives: David

Homemade Plum Gin

I’ve been planning to make some Sloe Gin, but as the berries won’t be ripe for months the project is on hold. In the mean time we’ve acquired rather a lot of plums (from a friends garden), which Becky has been converting in to plum jam and I’ve been mixing up with some gin. I […]

A quick sardine pasta supper

Sometimes you don’t have the time, effort or ingredients to cook something complicated. Getting back from work late to bare cupboards, with no inclination to make the damp and windy walk to a shop. On those days there are a few basic recipes I try and fallback on – rather than immediately order take-away. It’s […]

Growing your own bread starter

When Ben visited us this christmas gave me a copy of the beautiful Tartine bread book. Since then i’ve been learning to grow my own yeast and making experimental sour dough with varying results. I’ve been growing my starter, dubbed Eric/B, for almost a month without killing him and produced 4 good loaves using the […]

Good veggie burgers: Halloumi & chickpea

Veggie-burgers have an awful reputation — with good reason. They usually fall in two deeply unsatisfying categories Creepy meat substitutes, which try and imitate beef texture, that taste utterly foul Soft and squiggy lumps, with the consistency of a fish cake, that slide out of the bun As a fair-weather vegetarian I miss a proper […]

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 […]

London Coffee disloyalty from Gwilym Davies

James Hoffmann (founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters and ex World Barista Champion) has posted a rather wonderful idea from current Word Barista Champion Gwilym Davies. Between a stall at Whitecross Market, Columbia Road and a shop on Shoreditch high St (though i’ve not seen him in it yet) he’s a busy man, but he […]

On tour in Boston

Ben and I recently met up in Boston for a Music Hackday, we took the chance to do explore the local area, and follow some recommendations. Here’s a round up of the best bits. Breakfast It’s a meal I usually skip, it comes with usually getting up late. But armed with some local recommendations and […]

London Coffee, a summary and a map

SF has a big coffee culture, I wrote about this recently in my San Francsico trip report. At the time I thought how the coffee (and coffee shops) out there put London to shame, but it’s more likely my lack of knowledge about good coffee in London that’s the problem. Having done some research there’s […]

On tour in San Francisco

This blog started over a year ago, when Ben and I lived together in London. About a year ago Ben moved out to San Francisco and rather than killing off the site it’s meant we’ve had a lot more variety. Mostly finding and posting recipes to try and make each other jealous. For the last […]