This is from Nigella’s book ‘How to be a domestic goddess’ which is one of my most used cookbooks. Her recipes never fail, and this one is great for the almond obsessed (me!). I’ve added the buttercream icing & decorations because my family don’t seem to understand un-iced cakes. Philistines. Ingredients Cake: 225g soft unsalted… Continue reading Damp Lemon + Almond cake
Author: jo_tofts
Chewy Amaretti Cookies
These are wonderful – if I could live on marzipan alone I would, and these hit the mark. Chewy, almondy (yes that’s a word), light meringue cookies. I took them to a friend’s house for afternoon tea and they disappeared quickly. How many will this make I hear you ask? Well it depends on how… Continue reading Chewy Amaretti Cookies
Korean beef with garlic, sesame + green beans
Made especially for, and loved by, my teenage daughter who is currently heavily into K-pop band BTS (along with some 100m other teens!) and so wants to try all things Korean. I pulled the recipe together by looking at a number of different existing recipes online, then tweaked it so that it would work for… Continue reading Korean beef with garlic, sesame + green beans
Baklava
All of the butter, all of the sugar, all of the yum. Ingredients For the baklava: 200g unsalted butter 2 x packs fresh filo (don’t use the frozen stuff) 200g pistachios 50g walnuts 50g pecans 3tbsp honey For the syrup: 250g caster sugar 50g honey 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground cardamom Method Heat… Continue reading Baklava
Salsa verde
Not so much a recipe as a bunch of chopping. Use whatever you have, herb-wise, and add it to almost anything and then that thing will then taste better. The photo here shows it dolloped on barbecued chicken, halloumi, courgettes & peppers, served with crushed new potatoes. Ingredients 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1… Continue reading Salsa verde
Pasta Carbonara
Oh boy this is good, it’s really, really good. This, with a glass of red on a Saturday evening and I’m a very happy girl. I can’t say this recipe is particularly authentic, but as my veg patch is still producing endless courgettes, I’m still chopping them into everything! Serves 4. Ingredients 1 pack of… Continue reading Pasta Carbonara
Lahmajun
One of my all time top favourite foods, and one that instantly takes me back to childhood and holidays visiting family in Istanbul. When word gets out now that a batch has been made then sibling seem to turn up out of the blue looking hopeful for leftovers. Oh and the day I discovered that… Continue reading Lahmajun
Brownies
An absolute classic, from the absolute classic that is Nigella Lawson. Nuff said. Ingredients 190g soft unsalted butter 190g 70% dark chocolate 3 large eggs 2tsp vanilla extract 250g caster sugar 110g plain flour 1/2 tsp free flowing salt 150g chopped walnuts Method Grease & line (base + sides) of an 8″ x 12″ tin,… Continue reading Brownies
Turkish green bean salad
My father used to make this All. The. Time. There always seemed to be a dish full of it sitting in the kitchen ready to be snacked upon. When I first made it as an adult I was instantly transported back to my parents kitchen, and now I make it often. I’ve given quantities of… Continue reading Turkish green bean salad
Focaccia
A bread recipe that doesn’t need endless kneading? Oh yes indeedy. Be warned however, you need to give yourself a 10-24 hour head start while the dough works its magic. Other than that, its a breeze. Ingredients 400g strong white bread flour 1 tsp fast action dried yeast 1 tsp free flowing salt (for the… Continue reading Focaccia
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