If you’re located in the city, it can be hard to reconcile romantic ideas of autumn (a time of plenty, harvest festival) with the reality of ever shorter, darker days. This cake puts two ingredients together that make the season worth celebrating: apples and blackberries. Paired with warming spices, they make the most delicious treat…
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Autumn Bounty Muffins
I’m always trying to find ways to reduce waste so when I have apples in the fruit bowl that are a little too ripe or my generous neighbour gives me windfall apples from her tree I have to use them. It’s been an especially busy few weeks here in my kitchen with lots of assignments…
Quince Crumble Tart with a Hazelnut Crust
Knobbly pears or misshapen apples? Nope. Quince may look like a cross between the two but infact it is a fruit in its own right. In it’s raw form, the skin is rough and woolly, and the flesh is hard and unpalatable, with an astringent, acidulous taste because they are high in tannins, however sufficient…
Swedish Cinnamon Buns
When I was approached by Nordic House, a favourite website of mine, it truly is one of the most exquisite online shops I’ve ever come across, all their products are totally irresistible, I couldn’t have been more delighted. The company is run by husband and wife dream team Sandie and Alan Wallman. Sandie, the warmest most generous…
Sourdough Baking
Have you ever fancied baking a sourdough loaf? Have you been intimidated by a lengthy recipes online or in a book? I don’t know about you but I absorb and retain information far more easily if it’s been demonstrated to me, which leads me onto my Sourdough Workshop. In May last year I held my…
Smoky Aubergine Moutabel with Yogurt Flatbreads
I have spoken at length about my Swedish heritage on my mother’s side but I haven’t yet mentioned that my father was born in Egypt to Maltese parents, I know, I’m an eclectic mix of cultures and nationalities. Many Italians lived in Cairo at that time so this influenced the way they cooked. Both my…
White Peach, Raspberry and Greek Yogurt Cake
I’m taking full advantage firstly of the slightly cooler temperatures this week by testing some new cake recipes and secondly to utilise the wonderful summer fruits we have available to us at the moment. Yellow and white peaches are determined by their skin colour – deep, golden yellow with a red or pink blush for…
Midsummer Strawberry & Elderflower Cake
Today is the National day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag), the tradition of celebrating 6th June as Flag Day began in the 1890s, when Artur Hazelius held such celebrations at his Stockholm-based open-air museum named “Skansen.” In 1916, the tradition gained yet more steam when it was honoured at the Stockholm Olympics. Every year, the King…
Irresistible Pistachio and Parmesan Biscuits
The first time I tried these delicious melt in the mouth sable was at a friends cocktail party. I’m never one to pass up on an invitation to cocktails and nibbles with good friends, all of which are such wonderful cooks and hosts. This particular invitation came from a German friend who bakes the most…
Wild Garlic, Asparagus and Camembert Tart
When Wild Garlic (Ramsons) emerges you know that Spring is on its way. The marvellous mild garlic taste of cooked Wild Garlic makes this tart recipe a great way to welcome back the return of the sun after many months of Winter. It’s one of the season’s first plants to forage, wild garlic is easy…
