Over the past few years there has been an explosion of bao restaurants in London. These soft and fluffy steamed buns are incredibly delicious and usually not too pricey. BUT you can make them at home which can be a fun weekend ‘project’ to…
If you’ve lived in the UK, it’s hard to *not* know what a crumpet is – you may have even had a sourdough crumpet as the supermarkets now sell them quite commonly. Somehow, these stovetop breads haven’t made it very far outside of England…
VERY belated Happy New Year to everyone! My new year started off with some crappiness – wifi + mobile data were down for 2 weeks BUT then I went skiing! I’ve also been working on making videos and the first one, for cinnamon-sugar pretzels,…
Bread and Yeast Doughs Christmas Small Cakes, Muffins and Baked Doughnuts Winter
Gingerbread Doughnuts with White Chocolate Glaze
Gingerbread Doughnut I’ve never been much of a halloween dress up type person. For my whole life I’ve basically just winged making costumes at the last minute when I needed to. Luckily my mates from London are into a more chilled Halloween where we…
I’ve been making different versions of hot cross buns each year – last year it was bagels, the year before that a HCB loaf. I also made Earl Grey & Orange ones for Waitrose a few years ago! This year I went with another…
Bread and Yeast Doughs Dinner Savoury Winter
Carrot, Pine Nut, & Parmesan Skillet Pizza with Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce
Although I consistently love tomato sauce on pizza, I do like to have a few alternatives up my sleeve to keep pizza night interesting. Some previous faves have been basil pesto (obvs because are you even a student if you don’t like pesto??) and…
Bread and Yeast Doughs Egg Free Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Vegan
Simple Cinnamon Rolls (vegan option)
Our third year house in Leeds is finally starting to feel a bit more like ‘home’. I ordered some plants to liven up my room a bit – btw eBay seems to be the best place to buy some cool house plants if you…
Bread and Yeast Doughs Dinner Egg Free Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Savoury Summer
Sweet Potato, Red Onion and Lentil Quesadillas
Back to uni now means back to cooking for myself on the reg which, I have to say, I’m excited about. It was great to have a break from the obligatory cooking over the summer to regain some brain space for new recipes. I…
Bread and Yeast Doughs Breakfast Dairy Free Egg Free Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Snacks Spring Vegan
Hot Cross Bagels
Woah this Easter break has gone by so FAST. I’ve been in London for just over 2 weeks now aaaand I’m slightly freaked out that exams start basically a month from today. But I’m ignoring that thought for a mo to tell you about…
One of the nicest things about being home in London, as opposed to my student house in Leeds, is that my parents turn the heating on. Those familiar to uni life will be familiar with the phrase ‘Can we just turn the heating on for…
