Featured Recipe
Spezzatino di Manzo - Italian Beef Stew
Thursday, September 10, 2026| |
|
Spezzatino di manzo is a classic Italian beef stew in a rich sauce of red wine, beef broth, tomato paste or passata, herbs and vegetables. It’s great to serve over polenta, pasta or crusty bread to soak up every bit of the sauce! It’s a great make-ahead dish that tastes even better as it sits, and lasts for a few days in the fridge. This comforting one-pot meal features countless regional and family variations across Italy. My version is rather simple without pancetta, but you can add some at the start for smoky depth. Use regular mushrooms if you can’t find chanterelles.
Plum Pull-apart Bread
Tuesday, September 08, 2026| |
|
Deliciously soft, moist and inviting pull-apart bread with plums, crème fraîche, walnuts and an optional orange glaze. It’s great for breakfast, brunch, or dessert with a dollop of whipped cream. The enriched dough is really easy to bring together with your stand mixer. Peaches or apricots are equally good for the recipe.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Chilli and Seeds
Sunday, September 06, 2026| |
|
Sweet, savory and spicy, these roasted sweet potatoes are very adaptable and easy to prepare. Sub in regular potatoes or add parsnips to make the side even more interesting. You can serve those roasted sweet potato wedges as they are, with the spiced seed mixture or with a sprinkle of freshly chopped herb and yoghurt dressing. Either way, these would go perfectly as a side with steak or grilled chicken.
Apple Cloud Cake
Friday, September 04, 2026| |
|
Apple cloud cake is a lightly spiced with cinnamon and cardamom, tender and less-guilty dessert that's zero added fat, relatively low in sugar, but big on taste. It’s perfect for breakfast, a snack, or any time when sweet craving hits. Its soft texture and the taste of fresh apples make it irresistible. I have used a 23cm square baking tray, but you certainly can use a round springform pan.
Yeast Banana Buns
Wednesday, September 02, 2026| |
|
With this bread recipe, you will use up all those overripe bananas, and the result is some super soft and tender yeasted banana buns. If you are over quick banana bread or just want something different, this yeast banana bread recipe is a great variation. They are not only delicious, big on banana flavour, also relatively healthy without using any sugar. If you don’t want to be bothered to shape the buns the way I did, simply shape them into a loaf or plain round balls.
Creamy Turmeric Chicken
Monday, August 31, 2026| |
|
This creamy turmeric chicken recipe is so full of flavour, packed with warm spices and so easy to make in your skillet. Coming together in just 30 minutes, perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. I used boneless whole chicken legs for the recipe, if you are using bone-in chicken thighs or drumsticks, then they will need a longer cook time, so adjust accordingly.
Lemongrass Porchetta
Saturday, August 29, 2026| |
|
Fatty, juicy pork belly infused with a fresh, vibrant lemongrass paste, this Vietnamese-inspired porchetta makes a great festive meal or Sunday roast. You can enjoy it straight, with salad, with some stirfried Asian greens and steamed rice. Both fish sauce and lemongrass are available in most Asian grocery shops.
Pollochón - Puerto Rican Lechón-Flavored Roast Chicken
Thursday, August 27, 2026| |
|
Inspired by the flavours of Puerto Rican lechón, this highly umami-rich roast chicken is a bold yet delicious take on roast poultry that’s rooted in Puerto Rican culinary traditions. Lechón, the crown jewel of of Puerto Rican cuisine, is a whole suckling pig slow-roasted over open flames or charcoal. Heavily and heavenly seasoned with a paste that’s made with lots of garlic, oregano, and adobo seasoning, it is known for its incredibly juicy meat and prized crackling skin. In this recipe the adobo paste is massaged under the skin and over every nook of the bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, infusing it with savoury, bold, tangy, herbaceous notes that deepen as it roasts.
Bò Kho - Vietnamese Beef Stew
Tuesday, August 25, 2026| |
|
Bò Kho, a hearty and incredibly cozy Vietnamese beef stew, is made by simmering seared bite-sized beef chunks and carrots in an aromatic broth infused with the fish sauce, lemongrass, ginger, star anise, garlic, bay leaf and five-spice until meltingly tender and fall-apart. Marinate overnight for best results. Enjoy the stew as it is, with a crispy banh mi, over rice or noodles.
Apple Cider Cookies
Sunday, August 23, 2026| |
|
Soft, chewy, made with apple cider reduction, raw brown sugar, apple pie spice and butter, these cookies are baked to perfection, then drizzled with an apple cider glaze that makes your entire kitchen smells delicious. If you don’t have apple pie spice mix, simply use 1 teaspoon of cinnamon with a little bit of ginger powder and nutmeg instead. Don’t over beat the butter and sugar, or the cookies will spread too much and become thin and flat. Store the rest in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4-5 days. If you want to freeze the baked cookies, leave out the glaze. Let them thaw at room temperature when ready to enjoy. Then, add the glaze if desired.
Braised Chicken Thighs with Sauerkraut and Apple
Friday, August 21, 2026| |
|
Juicy, tender chicken thighs are braised in tangy, gut-healthy sauerkraut (homemade if possbile), smoky bacon, sour apple and sweet, mellow onion, piney, earthy juniper berries for a hearty, classic one-pot meal. If you cannot find juniper berries, use a tablespoon or two of gin or fresh rosemary, esp. if you are looking for herbal, piney flavour.
Apple Cider Muffins
Wednesday, August 19, 2026| |
|
These delicious apple cider muffins are tender, cozy and covered in an amazing apple pie erythritol sugar coating! The batter is a simple quick bread, and it gets its aromatic flavour from apple cider, fresh grated apple, spices and vanilla bean. They are so easy to make and are are the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth! You can also make this in a loaf pan, just need to adjust the baking time to 50-60 minutes. The muffins can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days and they freeze well too without the topping and add the spiced sugar after thawing for the optimal result.


