Apricots are one of those fruits, like plums, that I never like to eat just on their own. I’d much rather cook them down into a jammy compote and use them like that, these apricot hazelnut streusel bars being the perfect example!…
Choux pastry is one of those things which is just hella delicious but I always forget about it as a fancy dessert option. The main times I’ve made it have been for large family gatherings and for my GCSE food tech project in…
Autumn Breakfast Dairy Free Egg Free Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Vegan
Fig Jam, Apple & Hazelnut Crunch Overnight Oats
Ah exam period. This is probably the most stressed and busy I’ve been since A-levels. Probably something to do with how I have NINETY credits of modules this semester vs 30 credits last semester! My poor brain. I keep telling people to not give me any…
Autumn Dairy Free Dinner Egg Free Gluten Free or Wheat Free Grain Mains Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Savoury Vegan Winter
Squash & Crispy Kale Bowls with Pomegranate and Miso-Ginger Dressing
Ah bowl food, the trend of 2016 which, imo, is GREAT (I mean, if you looked at how many pasta bowls I have with me at uni, you’d see I’m not lying). The typical bowl food format is one I automatically turn to for…
Cake Gluten Free or Wheat Free Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Winter
Chocolate Chip, Hazelnut & Pomegranate Cake {GF}
I seem to be on some kind of awesome, cake-making roll right now. I developed a perfect chocolate fudge cake recipe last week (that’s one for another day) and then THIS one over the weekend. The flavour pairing here was inspired by Sachertorte –…
I HAVE SUCH A COOL POST FOR YOU TO READ/WATCH TODAY – IT’S SO EXCITING THAT CAPS LOCK IS STAYING ON FOR THIS SENTENCE, BUT I PROMISE I’LL GO BACK TO LOWER CASE SOON. I MAKE COOKIES AND TALK IN THIS VIDEO. Yeah, you…
So apparently, nature decided to create a thing called wisdom teeth. Yeah, that’s totally happening. I have a wisdom tooth growing in… …and I’m completely terrified. You’d think the key word – ‘wisdom’ – would imply knowledge gaining, and being waaay sassier than ever…
Breakfast Dairy Free Egg Free Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Snacks Vegan
Banana, Honey and Toasted Coconut-Hazelnut Butter Crostini with Fleur de sel
Once in a while, I have fancy days. I don’t have a reason, there’s no occasion. I just want fancy. Put on a dress, yeah. Perfume, why not? Wear shoes around the house – woah there, major fancy. English accent alert- it’s useful for…
'How to's Breakfast Misc Restricted Diet (e.g. GF, Vegan..) Snacks
Toasted Coconut-Hazelnut Butter (+ how to clean your blender in 10 seconds)
If one of my friends orders an ice cream flavour I was considering, even if I wasn’t dead set on getting it, I suddenly become slightly angry that they’ve ordered it because now I have to get something different (I don’t like to have…
One of the most annoying things I have to deal with daily is my weird inability to get over things quickly or easily. I don’t even know why it happens! “Okay Izy, you used the wrong leg in Yoga, it’s fine, no one was…
