2013 recipe highlights

My first full year of food blogging. I’ve cooked a full table and shared it with you. Here is a selection of recipes from each month, both savoury and sweet, from different courses and cuisines. It is such a pleasing thing to quietly work away on a post and then send it out into the … Continue reading →

Bubble and Squeak Cakes

I think if you cook anything in butter and oil you’ll revive it beautifully, but this leftover dish is even greater than the sum of its parts. Continue reading →

Shimmery Winter Fruit Jam with Festive Spices

With cranberries, sweet plums and tender pears warmed by spices and made lively with clementines, this is truly Christmas jam. It’s bold and red, shimmering like any festive ornament, and tastes wonderful. This was one of those recipes where I was reminded that I’m a beginner striking out on a more ambitious project, and that … Continue reading →

Chocolate Chestnut Cinnamon Sandwich Biscuits

I worry occasionally about what’s been pushed out of my head to make room for all the food thoughts I have. This isn’t how brains work, obvs, but… you know. Sometimes, it’s not really my fault. Take Catherynne Valente’s ‘Fairyland’ series–her language is sensuous as always, and there is SO MUCH FOOD. In addition to … Continue reading →

‘You’ve got to have bangers and mash at least one night ‘cos it’s Revels.’

I didn’t understand the quirks of the legal world until I began dealing with Mr. Pear, who is a  barrister. The law as an institution shares with Oxbridge a particular culture, a sense of exclusivity, lifelong learning, archaic ritual, funny clothes, and taking dinner in hall. On Friday night I had dinner in one such … Continue reading →

Fruit From The Tree Which Named Me + Pears in Palm Sugar Syrup

Being that I’m called Pear and my blog is called The Furious Pear Pie, it’s possibly a bit weird that there are no recipes involving pears in any way, shape, or form on this blog. Some people assume I deem eating pears equal to self-cannibalisation: I hold no such beliefs. It’s just that the right … Continue reading →