(Raw and Vegan Carrot Cake) Nobody panic, I haven’t actually turned my baking blog into the polar opposite of everything that has been posted here for the past couple of years. Well, not perman...
(Quince brown butter cake) Two months into Autumn and I’m finally getting a sense of the season we’re in. Chestnuts are in the shops, along with fuzzy yellow quinces, mandarins and gorgeous r...
(Hazelnut meringue with chocolate cream and cherries) Well, it’s been a bit of a mixed year, hasn’t it? If the Mayan apocalypse doesn’t ruin all our plans for the 25th, I’d like to wish e...
(Gluten-free chocolate teff puddings) Dear Santa, As usual, my request for Christmas this year boils down to five simple words. Less spam, more world peace. But if the elves happen to have time, ...
(Brown butter-crispy rice treats) Brown butter. Two words which strike fear in the minds and on the waistlines of much slimmer women. For me, it is a siren call, greater than chocolate or even va...
(Amaranth “happiness” candy) A very good friend has been complaining about being single. Her objection to spinsterhood (plus one cat) stems mostly from the fact she feels as though she has do...
(Honey Quinoa Bars) Floods and heat waves aside, the year has started pretty well for me personally. In fact there’s almost nothing to complain about unless I need to vent over lacking any mate...
(Spiced cherry and yogurt skillet cake) My love affair with skillet cakes began a long time ago, when B and I used to make apple pancakes on a regular basis. The recipe for those pancakes origina...
(Banana, cashew and sesame flapjacks) Recently while trying to reduce the clutter in our house, I found the coin pig which B keeps his change in. He has a thing for not carrying spare change arou...
(Italian chocolate-almond torte) It is a truth universally acknowledged that a baker in possession of a surfeit of eggwhites must make macarons. While at times I have adhered to this rule, it is ...