It seems, like once, again the intolerable British summer is upon us (oh how we love it hate it!). *Why we act surprised about it when it’s something that happens every year I will never know…* It also seems like it has been forever since I’ve posted on a recipe here. Fifth year has been…
Seasons
Thyme Scones with Strawberry Jam
It has been a *hot* minute since I’ve been here – life has a tendency to get in the way of things. And while it wasn’t a digital detox of any means (who can say no to the temptations of Pinterest?), I just needed to take a little step back to cure my cooking equivalent…
Vegan Clafoutis with Apricots
Whenever summer rolls around, and farmers markets flood with a technicolour of fresh produce, I stuff myself silly on stone fruit. There is something quite magical about biting into a fresh summer peach. I am, somewhat controversially, partial to the white-fleshed variety. I pile them high in a great bowl on my kitchen counter. An…
Vegan Wild Garlic Pesto Socca
I wanted this recipe post to be an ode to eating seasonally. To celebrate the golden orb of a persimmon that we bite into as October advances. Or how extraordinarily honeyed a fig is when it is plucked just as the summer departs. Or, the way your heart sings when you get a whiff of…
Blood Orange and Thyme Vegan Polenta Cake
My first encounter with a blood orange was entirely accidental. Its peel was orange-tinged without a hint of the vermillion hidden beneath. I sliced it in half, dispersing an oily spritz into the air, and studied the vivid juice that oozed out of the fruit. Red! Blood red! Not all blood oranges take you by…