A banoffee pie tricked out with chocolate
Baking / chocolate / dessert / No yeast baking / Pies and tarts / Recipes / Sweet / vegetarian

A banoffee pie tricked out with chocolate

The original banoffee pie is perfect as it is, but for this year’s Easter lunch I wanted to make something that was familiar and very welcome but also a bit different. I’m hesitant to call this a straight-up chocolate banoffee pie because the chocolate doesn’t actually dominate in the way that such a name would suggest. The aim was for the chocolate … Continue reading

Rhubarb syrup + oven-poached stems, scented with vanilla and orange
dessert / Drinks / Recipes / Sweet / Treats - no flour / vegetarian

Rhubarb syrup + oven-poached stems, scented with vanilla and orange

Quite unlike Tara’s charming rhubarb story, the main way I’ve come by rhubarb recently is squatting on the pavement, picking out stalks from a crate. Once I encountered a slug so tiny that it was like the crescent of dirt beneath one’s fingernail. It glistened on the rhubarb stem. I flicked it off: no need for a … Continue reading

Spicy Thai-style fried rice + baked chilli tofu + remembering Gilt Taste’s tips on fried rice
No oven / Recipes / Savoury / Thai / vegetarian

Spicy Thai-style fried rice + baked chilli tofu + remembering Gilt Taste’s tips on fried rice

There is no one way to make fried rice. You can use freshly cooked rice and light seasoning, making a comfortingly bland and stodgy dish, or you can give it a bit of tooth, a bit of fire. The latter is what you’ll find here. This is an adaptation of Kasma Uncha-Lohit’s fried rice recipe … Continue reading