Recipe: Pastry for mince tarts and other treats

Christmas baking - tidy tart

I am not a stickler for doing everything from scratch but I much prefer to make my own mince pies. I am inevitably disappointed by shop-bought mince pies. The problem is the pastry. Even with the fancy brands, I don’t enjoy the pastry nearly as much as when I make it myself. I also find [...]

Baking recipe: Chocolate macadamia nut brownies

Brownies in box

Super Bowl Sunday party Along with Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday is a venerable American tradition with a focus on food. We had to feel our own way for Thanksgiving, but our neighbours invited us over for a Super Bowl party. This was my first time watching American football and I must admit it was pretty [...]

Recipe: Lebanese aubergine stew

Hearty vegetarian dish adapted from a Nigella Lawson recipe. The problem with food blogging is that a lot of the most delicious food is not particularly photogenic. If I were a truly dedicated food blogger, I would cook up beautiful cakes just for the joy of photographing them, and I would do most of my [...]

Recipe road test: Nigella’s Rhubarb Tart

This a guest post from Rose, also known as Pixie, a New Yorker now living in the UK. Pixie blogs at You Say Tomato, I Say Tomato and A SweeTart. I consider myself to be a fairly new cook. There are a few recipes I’ve learned from my Maltese mother and my blog is my [...]

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