One is fun!

We are very excited to tell you that we are one today! And what better way to celebrate than a cake? A proper birthday cake in layers, filled with cream and fruit, but given the grown up twist you’d expect from such a stylish food blog! It just had to be a no-butter sponge with forced Yorkshire rhubarb and rose petals for us…

Despite my love of baking, I have never actually made a basic sponge layer cake before, so I immediately turned to a recipe for guidance and my eye was caught by Rachel Allen’s recipe for a butter-free sponge on page 42 of Bake. It looked like the perfect chance to test my skills and use the new fancy electric whisk I got for Christmas. Plus I’d forgotten to take the butter out the fridge to soften in advance…

Read more

Wham Bam, Thank you Razor Clam…

/
Mister North and I took a family holiday to Barcelona with…

Kaosarn, Brixton

/
Brixton Village (formerly known as Granville Arcade) has…

Bloodlust: six black puddings and a beer for breakfast…

/
Ever since some bright spark had the idea to stuff intestines…

Pork chops and spring gems

/
After the harsh winter (thankfully an ever-more distant memory…

A Crab Hand…

/
Some of my happiest childhood memories involve trying to…

Grapefruit, Pimm’s and Mint Sorbet

/
I've been living in England for the last ten years, and yet…

The Three Fishes, Mitton

/
Last week was Mister North's birthday and an excellent excuse…

Gastroclub Pudding 5, Football Nil

/
I attended my first session of Gastroclub earlier this month.…

Marmalade Ice Cream

/
One of the best things about having an ice cream maker is…

Wild Garlic Pennine Pesto

/
I can't believe it's only a year since I first tried cooking…

A taste of home?

/
I have read a lot in the past few months about culinary heritage,…

The March of the Irish

/
After the local food delights of February's Guestrant at…