This post will be very short and sweet, dear reader, as there’s nothing quite so lovely and simple as making your own falafel. A huge benefit to making your own is that you can tweak the spices and seasoning to be exactly to your taste, so what are you waiting for? As I may … More The Lockdown Larder – Easy Vegan Sweet Potato Falafel
As a child, lemons were my nemesis. I couldn’t stand the taste of lemon squash or lemon mousse and so politely avoided most lemon flavoured things (including cakes, and I don’t know how I had the willpower to do that!) until one day the whole world of fresh, naturally flavoured lemon cooking was opened up … More The Lockdown Larder – Easy and Delicious Lemon and Blueberry Loaf Cake
One of my favourite things to do is go grab a coffee with a friend and of course inevitably buy a treat to nibble on as we chat. Of course this isn’t doable at the moment, but that didn’t stop my craving for an oatmeal raisin cookie! Once I decided that’s what I wanted to … More Pretty Much Plants – Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Like a lot of people, I am trying to keep as much of my diet plant based as possible these days. Now, that’s quite simple when it comes to making yummy meals and sandwiches, but when you’re craving a sweet treat, or even a little therapeutic baking on a Sunday afternoon, you have to think … More Pretty Much Plants: Vegan Banana Bread Recipe
Does the urge to bake ever just take you by surprise and you barely have any of the necessary ingredients in the house but you strive on with it nevertheless? This keeps happening to me throughout lockdown and I’m loathed to fight the urge because it’s an excellent way to keep me occupied. … More The New Normal – The Lockdown Larder – Gooey Chocolate and Walnut Bake
This one is no secret, it’s nothing difficult and I can almost guarantee that if you’re reading this you’ve made one of these yourself anyway but in honour of logging some of my favourite culinary achievements during this horrible time, here’s my individual apple crumble experience. It is definitely more of an experience than a … More The New Normal – The Lockdown Larder – Individual Apple Crumbles
We had a lovely roast dinner on Sunday, and I really fancied an apple pie for dessert. With a handful of apples in the house and a frozen sheet of puff pastry (the lazy girl’s method, I know!) I decided to have a go at my slightly clumsy attempt at baked apple pies! Ingredients: Three … More The New Normal – Baking As A Coping Mechanism – Baked Apple Pies
Without roommates or co-workers to thrust my hitherto distinclty average baking attempts upon, and with supplies in the house a little limited, I’m doing a Matt Damon and downsizing everything that I make. A few years ago I picked up a kids baking set in Hema, as I just knew that I would have a … More The New Normal – Baking As A Coping Mechanism – Miniature Coffee Cake
Like many people, with this time inside I have explored new culinary techqniues and skills with baking being one of them. With flour and eggs a little harder to come by than normal, I have been leaning toward recipes that create small-ish batches of treats using as little as possible by way of ingredients. I … More The New Normal – Baking As A Coping Mechanism – Carrot Cupcakes
Somewhere under the depths of Soho is a tiny glimpse into the magical realm, complete with sweet treats, bubbling potions and your very own potion master. Cutter and Squidge (arguably one if the cutest names for a bakery ever, even typing it is making me want to go all Mary Berry and start testing sponges … More What To Get Up To? | The Potion Room Afternoon Tea at Cutter and Squidge – London
