Filo tarts were a mainstay in my house at uni. Along with curry nights, filo pie was a favourite to cook together and share. I’m definitely more of a savoury tart/pie person (weirdly) and filo is a great pastry for dinner time since it’s…
Autumn Christmas Dinner Grain Mains Holidays Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Thanksgiving Vegan Winter
Butternut Squash & Caramelised Shallot Tart
Every year I try to come up with some plant-based alternatives to Turkey. Most of the time I’m drawn to winter squash for their versatility and beauty. This year for my veggie Christmas main (which was also for Thanksgiving), I made a savoury butternut…
After having Korean fried chicken in a restaurant a while ago, *that* spicy gochujang sauce stuck in my mind. It’s like a grown up version of the sauce on sweet & sour chicken. I made it at home, using it to coat crispy tofu…
Although sometimes I like a bao filling which takes a bit more time to prep, these asparagus bao are super fast to make. I keep frozen unfilled bao on hand which only take 5 minutes to heat up so this is a good one…
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…
Dairy Free Dinner Egg Free Lunch Savoury Soups and Bowl Food Spring Vegan
Broccoli Soup with Coconut, Coriander & Noodles (Vegan)
When I was writing the proposal for my second cookbook, one of the first recipes I’d made for it was a Thai green pea soup. This recipe is kind of a riff on that but instead has broccoli soup as its base with lots…
Autumn Dairy Free Dinner Egg Free Gluten Free or Wheat Free Savoury Vegan Winter
Hassleback Squash with Garlic-Sage Butter
Hassleback squash!! Look at it!! So fancy!! Andy yet, deceptively simple to make. The idea here is that we’re creating the most surface area on our butternut squash so that the garlic-sage butter (uh huh!) seeps into all the gaps for maximum coverage. So…
Dinner Egg Free Gluten Free or Wheat Free Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Savoury Winter
Tomato Za’atar Soup with Halloumi Croutons
If you’ve seen my second cookbook, The Savvy Cook, you know that I’m O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D. with halloumi cheese. It’s such a vegetarian cliché but hey, it’s delicious af, why not be into it?…
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…
If you’re not familiar with Yorkshire pudding, let me quickly explain. Although it’s a ‘pudding’ this is neither a dessert nor a viscous custard. A simple batter, very similar to the one used for crepes but more eggy, poured into scalding hot beef dripping…
