A gentle, fragrant curd with freshly squeezed tangerines and their bittersweet zest. It was a good relaxing morning today: we listened to Drive-in Saturdays, a double-feature movie podcast by Dorian and Saoirse, Mr. Pear made me tea in my favourite mug, and I had crumpets with plenty of homemade tangerine curd. I was also at the same time reading a … Continue reading
An orange ice cream lolly (what Americans neatly call a creamsicle) in soft set jelly form with just-sweetened creamy yoghurt, freshly squeezed mandarin juice, and fragrant zest. Still melt-in-the-mouth and refreshing, but even brighter. Recently I’ve been craving those orange yoghurt or milk drinks by Betagen and Dutch Mill that you get in Thailand. I am aware … Continue reading
A bigger batch of these cranberry-studded biscuits with the addition of pistachios. I love the gold, green, and deep red together. These are my favourite holiday cookies because I find them well-balanced and not too sweet. Sweet-tart dried cranberries and fragrant clementines always evoke the holidays for me, and here they perfectly brighten up a rich shortbread. A handful of pistachios … Continue reading
American-style scones, light, buttery, bright with orange zest. I like them with a big mug of tea, please. This post was inspired by Welcome to Nightvale, my favourite podcast. It’s a cosy yet unsettling podcast about a desert town somewhere in the U.S., where Nightvale’s happening are narrated by the smooth-voiced community radio host Cecil Palmer. In spite … Continue reading
A smaller, easier, quicker version of that famed orange tart. A little flaky, buttery pastry, 2 oranges, 2 spoonfuls of sugar, and you’ll have a stunning dessert. Let me tediously list some of the boring reasons I made them this way: My freezer is a shoebox which can’t always accommodate a whole tart, like the original recipe requires; … Continue reading
If you’re bored of making marmalade but still want to feel the terror of foaming pans and to fuss over whether your concoction will set, try making Seville orange marshmallows. I suppose the more balanced among you are wondering why on earth someone would enjoy that sort of mildly stressful situation–why not do the usual … Continue reading
I hope you’ve all had excellent winter holidays, celebrated in all the ways which made your hearts sing and your bellies full. Tell me what you ate and what you made. I celebrated Christmas up in Sheffield with my friend Mary, a large ginger striped housecat called Whiskers, and Mr. Pear. For the main meal … Continue reading
Well, it’s Halloween this month. Even if the current weather varies between muggy and miserable stark pallor rather than bright colours and crisp air, I’m determined to give myself fully to autumn. I drink hot chocolate in the evenings. I’ve knitted quite a few things for my friends and myself. The other day I ate a whole … Continue reading
Have I been tiresome towards you, friends? Have I been bequeathing you many multi-stage, fussy recipes? Yes. Yes, I have. Have something truly simple. (It does require a blender, though. ETA: I suppose you could also stick it into a lidded jar and shake well.) Blood orange season is, obviously, in full swing. I think … Continue reading
The tamer my love, the farther away it is from love. In fierceness, in heat, in longing, in risk, I find something of love’s nature. In my desire for you, I burn at the right temperature to walk through love’s fire. So when you ask me why I cannot love you more calmly, I answer … Continue reading
The Furious Pear Pie 
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