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September 30, 2021

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Chocolate & Amaretti Slice

This is similar to a tiffin, or fridge cake, but I hesitate to call it either of those things, as the base is made differently…

December 15, 2020

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Vegetarian Christmas Pie

Christmas is a hard time of year for a vegetarian who doesn’t like mushrooms. So many festive veggie offerings are centred around mushrooms, and whilst..

October 27, 2020

Roasted butternut & feta caramelle with Aleppo chilli butter

I couldn’t let October slide by without a squash pasta, and with Halloween just around the corner, caramelle seemed like the obvious choice. I love..

September 18, 2020

Damson Ice Cream

For those who don’t know, damsons are an ancient variety of plum; small with a beautiful dark blue skin, and very, very tart, almost astringent…

September 3, 2020

Cheddar cheese cacio e pepe

I’m aware this is TOTAL blasphemy and most Italians would be horrified, but as a lover of classic cacio e pepe I was so upset..

August 20, 2020

Vodka sauce with spinach

Vodka – for some reason I don’t fully understand – really enhances tomato sauce. It’s only relatively recently that I tried this for the first..

August 10, 2020

Cavolo Nero Pasta Sauce

This sauce is the result of seeing a vat of lurid green sauce posted on Instagram by Forza Win, an Italian restaurant in Peckham (which..

August 9, 2020

Snack

Caramel popcorn bars (aka, crack)

This recipe is so simple, but honestly the most addictive thing I’ve made in a while. I can’t leave it alone, and keep circling back..

August 8, 2020

Sarah Brown’s Poppy Seed Cake

I can’t claim any credit for this recipe. It’s from a book that shares its title with mine, The Vegetarian Kitchen, but this one was..

August 6, 2020

Chocolate chip oatcakes

I’ve developed a serious biscuit habit since we’ve been locked down, which seems to also be the case for a lot of other people I’ve..

August 4, 2020

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Double Chocolate Banana Bread

This is a banana bread recipe that’s so chocolate-y, even my husband who hates bananas likes it. It’s damp and dark, filled with little pockets..

July 31, 2020

Orzotto primavera

Orzo is barley, and orzotto is simply barley cooked in the style of a risotto. The more I eat it, the more I think I..

July 25, 2020

Creamy caramelised onion rigatoni

This creamy caramelised onion pasta is so simple, and you probably have most of the ingredients in your kitchen already. It’s rich, so you won’t..

July 21, 2020

Spinach, Rice, Feta & Lentil Filo Pie

This is my version of m’hanncha, a Moroccan filo pie which is rolled up and coiled. There’s nothing Moroccan about the filling, which is spinach,..

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