I’ve made a lot of desserts over the years – from simple to more technical and complex. Many of them you can see over in my recipe index. But there are a couple of dishes that I seem to make over and over because I love them so much. In winter, I can’t get enough sticky date pudding, self-saucing pudding … Read More
7 Days of Cozy Simple Dinners
I am a girl with a massive sweet tooth, but one cannot live on desserts alone. That’s why I started my Simple Dinners column – sharing some of my favourite savoury dishes too! Yes I love cooking, but I often struggle with what to make for dinner and being organised with meal planning and groceries. I often feel like I’m … Read More
French Earl Grey Lemon Delicious Pudding
I love desserts – that much is common knowledge around here. But I especially love desserts that have evocative and descriptive names, that really make you feel something. Red Velvet. Persian Love Cake. Black Forest. Bombe Alaska. Lemon Delicious. Even Cherry Pie – the most literal name ever, but just hearing the words paint pictures of old school Americana and … Read More
Simple Dinners 26 / Pumpkin and Carrot Soup with Roasted Chickpeas
I am calling it now – June is the month of soup! Comfort food is all I want to eat now that the temperatures have dropped and winter is truly here. Steaming bowls of Pho from my favourite Vietnamese place. Chicken Noodle Soup to soothe my never-ending cold (three weeks and counting). And thick and comforting Roasted Pumpkin and Carrot … Read More
Hot Cross Bun Pull Apart Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze
I’ve said it before, but something about autumn and Easter time just makes me want to turn on the oven and get my hands into a bowl of dough. I love the smell of yeast, sweet spices, and delicious aromas coming from my oven. I love the whole process – mixing, kneading, waiting, rolling, baking. It’s totally therapeutic, one of … Read More
Sticky Date Bourbon and Cola Pudding
In an almost annual Spicyicecream tradition, I present to you Sticky Date Pudding… again. It’s one of my very favourite winter desserts so I’ve shared quite a few recipes over the years, each one better than the last. Even if I think I’ve hit pudding perfection, I can’t seem to help myself – I’ve never made the same sticky date … Read More
Thursday Tipples 10 / Boozy Hot Chocolate 3 Ways
Along with polka dot scarves and a steady rotation of slow-cooked dinners, hot chocolate is an absolute necessity at this time of year. Everyone knows how to make a basic hot chocolate, but I’ve taken it a couple of steps further. For this month’s Thursday Tipples I bring you not one, but three tasty and boozed up ways to serve … Read More
Baklava Waffles (Gluten Free)
I feel like a whole new world has opened up to me, and breakfast as I know it will never be the same. I bought a stove top waffle iron a while ago but I was a little nervous to actually use it and then it sat in a cupboard for close to a year. Should I use a … Read More
Winter Recipe Wishlist
This official first week of winter has been cold and the urge to hibernate is rising. I have been spending a fair bit of time snuggled up (boy, cat, fluffy stuffed toy, blanket – it doesn’t matter) but at the same time dreaming about warm comfort food and hearty winter cooking. So I decided to scour Pinterest and make a little … Read More
Negroni Poached Pears
It’s no secret that I love creating boozy desserts, so I’m sneaking in just under the wire with a recipe to celebrate Negroni Week. If you’re not familiar, the negroni is an aperitif with just three ingredients – campari, gin and vermouth. Sophisticated and a little bit bitter, it’s a great way to start your Friday night and stimulate your … Read More