Vegan

As pistachio gelato is my favourite to buy when in an ice cream shop, I knew I’d love a homemade version too. There’s something magical about making ice cream at home, the process of making a custard and watching it transform into a creamy,…

Swirly, flaky and perfumed with cardamom. These apple chelsea buns are so bloody good. The slices of sticky apple through the layers are so delicious and help keep the buns moist too!…

Ahh spaghetti bolognese, a definite comfort food in many countries but particularly a British staple (although the version most Brits make is nothing like a classic ragu all bolognese – especially as we usually serve it with spaghetti which would be blasphemy in Italy).…

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…

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…

It doesn’t properly feel like Spring until the scent of a toasting hot cross bun is wafting through the kitchen. These sourdough hot cross buns are my spin this year, previously having done bagel, loaf and Chelsea versions of the delicious HCB. Although sourdough…

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…

I made this celeriac risotto a few weeks ago for our Valentine’s meal and we fell in love with it! Risotto is one of those dishes that I always forget about. Then I remember, I make it, and I’m like ‘DAMN, RISOTTO IS SO…