Chocolate and orange cake

by Hannah
on Sun 25 February 2018

This is going to be a big year! My little sister is getting married in August, which is exciting in itself. Also exciting, but also terrifying, is the prospect of decorating her wedding cake. Our mum is getting involved with the baking of the cake but, for some reason, I've been chosen to provide the artistic direction for the overall look. This is obviously a huge honour but I need to get cracking. My cake …

by Hannah
on Mon 01 January 2018

Tags: Recipe Chocolate Vegan

Why hello there and hello 2018! This is my first blog first in quite a while. I'm not entirely sure what happened to blogging in 2017. I certainly had good intentions to begin with, and you can see from my instagram that I definitely had lots of tasty food in 2017, I just didn't seem to be able to write much of it down. Hey ho, it's a new year and I will try again …

by Hannah
on Wed 22 February 2017

Tags: Recipe Baking

Our travels this summer took us back to France. We spent a delightful week in a small village near Lyon with the most amazing boulangerie. On the few occassions I was awake early enough to get the bread, I would stand outside the bakery marvelling at the range of breakfast pastries on offer. If you've visited my blog (or seen my Instagram feed) you will know I enjoy a breakfast pastry. I've been making my …

by Hannah
on Mon 06 February 2017

Tags: Recipe Chocolate Baking

This post accidentally typifies my approach to new year's resolutions. I started this post and, indeed 2017, with the best of intentions - I would blog prolifically, persuasively, regularly. I would reinvigorate the Hannah-friendly twitter feed (and, to an extent, Instagram feed) with all the new and exciting recipes from my kitchen. I would try new recipes and post them with beautiful photos (thanks to a lovely, thoughtful book from my brother- and sister-in-law on photography …

by Hannah
on Tue 15 November 2016

Tags: Recipe Vegetarian Aubergine

I could title this recipe 'An ode to the aubergine' but I went with a rather more conventional name. For those who don't already know, I'm an aubergine enthusiast! I'm thinking of having jackets made. Regular readers of the blog (if we have any of those) will have seen my take on my nonna's classic melanzane parmigiana which epitomises my love of all things aubergine. Anyway... I'm back with another dish where the aubergine is …

by Hannah
on Tue 13 September 2016

Tags: Recipe Vegan Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it can also be the finest meal of all. The weekends always give us the opportunity to put a bit more effort into our breakfasts. This often involves eggs, occassionally a pancake or two but every now and then we like to treat ourselves to something more decadent. These churros definitely fit the bill. Light and crispy and served with a rich chocolate sauce - they don't …

by Hannah
on Sun 04 September 2016

Tags: Recipe Dairy free Dessert

So, you're having people round for dinner or you're after a quick-and-easy dessert hit on a weeknight? Then this one is for you! Mocha mousse pots. Three ingredients, minimal time - it's perfect. Chocolate-y, coffee-y, light yet rich and delicious. And you can use the leftover egg yolks not used here to make ice cream (try this one), everyone's a winner! This recipe makes 4 mousse pots and takes less than 15 minutes.

Ingredients

100g dark …

by Hannah
on Wed 17 August 2016

Tags: Recipe Vegetarian Pasta

So I was scrolling through the blog the other day, only to realise that in over a year and a half of posting recipes I'd not posted a recipe for my vegetable lasagne. How can this be? I thought. And I don't have an answer to that... I've been making this for years. I put it together while at university, I'd never had a non-meat lasagne before so I was keen to try some meat …

by Hannah
on Sun 26 June 2016

Tags: Recipe Vegan Frozen

Strawberries are in season and I could not be more grateful! I try to be good and only buy them when they are in season so at their tastiest (very occassionally I am weak and give in but I really try to be good). Anyway, no need to restrain myself at the moment, it's full steam ahead with strawberries for at least the next month. So time to have some fun. I've tried making strawberry …

by Hannah
on Wed 22 June 2016

Tags: Recipe Curry Lamb

I didn't think this day would ever come. While I love a good curry (I can't really emphasise this enough) my attempts at experimentation or any deviation from recipes don't usually end up tasty. I rely heavily on Maunika Gowardhan's blog for recipes and ideas - her butter chicken (with Hannah-friendly substitutions) is delicious as are her slow-cooked lamb recipes. Indian food at home means buttery naans (yes, spread a butter-y substitute all over them, it's …

by Hannah
on Tue 14 June 2016

Tags: Recipe Breakfast

So we first published our croissants recipe a while ago but I've been making croissants every 5 weeks or so for the last two years. I've picked up a few more hints and tips and thought I'd share them. I've taken many, many photos along the way to try to help you enjoy these tasty croissants at home. I've also been experimenting with fillings (why have croissants when you could have chocolate croissants, almond croissants …

by Hannah
on Mon 13 June 2016

Tags: Recipe Salad Vegetarian

It does occassionally feel like summer here in London, it is June now so it really should! Every now and again, the rain stops and the temperature creeps up. Being England, you have to seize the moment. Every spare inch of grass is taken up with bare and reddening bodies, and I make salad! To be fair, I make salads regardless of the weather. I love them. For dinner, with dinner, or as a snack …