Cantucci: famous tuscan almond biscotti
The last couple of weeks (or maybe months) have been pretty crazy, not just workwise but socially. I seem to be meeting a whole bunch of cool people every week. The obligatory ‘So what do you do in life?’ question crops up within 2/3 minutes of the first conversation. I [...]

Back from my holidays, which now seem a distant memory in damp old Paris. I had an absolutely lovely time in the Austrian mountains. Cut off from the world, it was a perfect way to forget all the Paris goings on and chill out. My aunt’s garden (more like a mini farm) is an organic [...]

Yum yum pig’s bum as my Irish friend says. These little brownie cheesecake babies are delish. I’ve used my favourite Brownie recipe by Nigel Slater (minus slightly less sugar) ‘melanged’ with a creamy cheese dulce de leche mix.
The sweet deep chocolately taste combined with the tangy ‘slightly salty sour’ cream cheese made these little brownies [...]

The season of all things open air is in full fling in Paris. With Paris beach (don’t laugh , it’s quite cool with palm trees and some sand. It’s not a bad attempt), cinema, concerts, dancing along the Seine and of course the most important the PICNICS.
I’ve been wanting to make this recipe for a [...]

I was told by an Argentinian that my version of making Dulce de leche was like comparing supermarket bought ice cream to Berthillon ice cream. I just had to make an authentic Dulce de leche after hearing that. Unfortunately I cooked my ‘milk jam’ a bit too long which made the consistency more [...]