(Coffee) bean-age kicks…

Two cups of energy-giving goodness…

It took me a long while to get into the pleasures of coffee… but now I’m a convert to the helping hand that a freshly-made long cup of frothy caffeine can provide first thing in the morning.

It’s Friday, it’s the end of a long week, and I really needed that kick up the keister today. Some might consider it sacrilegious to adulterate coffee beans with chocolate, but for me a good mocha as a pre-breakfast drink is the perfect start to the day. Roll on the weekend…

Bajan Slow Cooker Conkies

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Years ago I used to go out with a guy whose dad was from…

I Am Intolerant…

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...Mainly to fodmaps, but increasingly to people making snippy…

Crispy Chicken Slow Cooker Stew

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Few people in the world love slow cookers more than I do. I will…

Ecuadorian Potato Patties

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I am so invested in my Irish obsessiveness about potatoes…

Fodmap Friendly Banana Crumble

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Some people eat oysters when there's a R in the month, but since…

Fodmap Friendly Chicken Liver Pate

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A recent health glitch involving the gallbladder I had removed…

Homemade Mayonnaise

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When I moved to London in the early 2000s, it was a mythical…

Gherkin Soup

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I have several loves in my life. Black eyeliner. Slow cookers.…

Coconut Spelt Tart

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  I have to say, I don't really get the current coconut…

Asian Style Chicken Meatballs

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I think anyone who bought Slow Cooked got a flavour of my…

Teff and Spelt Brown Butter Cookies

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My lovely blog readers know this already, but many people don't…

Pork and Lemon Balm Spelt Salad

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If I'm honest, I have blogged little recently and cooked…