In the kitchen
Welcome to the bloghouse kitchen, a swirl of activity, enticing scents and comforting warmth. Step right on in and join me, open your tastebuds with a drop of wine, sneak a peak through the oven door. If you like what you see there, take a seat at the kitchen table and follow the links below to make it for yourself.
Recipes
Biscuits
Muscovado, orange and pecan cookies
Polenta and orange shortbread
Shortbread
Breads
Goat's whey scones
Rosemary potato bread
Cakes and pâtisserie
Jasmine and coconut summer fruit cake
Raspberry and chocolate financiers
Chilled and frozen desserts
Lavender ice-cream, Sicilian gelato style
Preserves
Lemon, ginger and chilli chutney
Super-tangy Seville orange curd
Savoury
Chilli miso soup
Herring in oatmeal with gooseberry compote and green salad
Chorizo stovies
By the seasons
Spring - March, April, May
Summer - June, July, Aug
Herring in oatmeal with gooseberry compote and green salad (July-mid Sept)
Jasmine and coconut summer fruit cake (made with dried fruit so can be made any time of year really, but nice to eat in summer)
Autumn - Sept, Oct, Nov
Winter - Dec, Jan, Feb
Super-tangy Seville orange curd (end Dec-early Feb)
Carrot, chilli and Seville orange soup (end Dec-early Feb)