Burnt Basque Cheesecake with Homemade Passionfruit Curd Recipe

A trip to San Sebastian was one of my first travel posts, here on my blog many years ago when phones didn’t have cameras or Instagram used as a travel guide. This might have been why I missed trying the…

Luxury Christmas Mincemeat Recipe

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to get that itchy festive jumper on, crank up the carols and get baking for the big day. I love this time of year as you can fill the house with delicious…

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Working as a Food Technologist, through my blog I take my love for all things food through to my travels to discover new cultures, recipe development in my kitchen and sharing restaurant reviews.

Homemade Raspberry Liqueur, Part 2 Recipe

Way back when the weather was cold and I was skating around my kitchen in super thick socks and jumper on the jumper I made a batch of raspberry liqueur with my Dad aka. Captain Oddball, you can check out…

Strawberry and Sour Cherry Jam Recipe

Ahhh Summer. Long days, sun burnt legs and wasps coming along to ruin your fun. Bastards. There was a grand total of 6 of the killjoys in my kitchen when I made this recipe. I suggest when making this brilliant…

Homemade Raspberry Jam Recipe

I was seeing raspberries everywhere I was looking. Even making 3 litres of Raspberry Liqueur didn’t diminish the berry mountain as much as I needed to. The freezer was still full. There was ruby berry juice everywhere. Something needed to be…

Homemade Raspberry Liqueur, Part 1 Recipe

I love working in the food industry. It’s random. One day I’m cooking in the kitchen. The next I see the products I spent months working on, finally on shop shelves. Then the next I’m back wearing a sexy hair…

Homemade Elderflower Cordial Recipe

Sunshine has finally come to the UK – hurrah! Who would have thought we would actually be getting a proper summer? Not me.  The Lions won test series and Andy Murray won Wimbledon and we have sunshine – perfect. On…

Homemade Bacon and Carbonara Recipe

I’m not a newcomer when it comes to home curing meat. Oh no – let us not forget The Beast of 2011 (my first attempt of homemade pastrami) and the slightly furry pancetta that maybe didn’t get as much attention…

Homemade Gherkins Part 2 Recipe

So back in May time, I made for the first time some glorious gherkins and said I would post some pictures of them after they’ve had their 2 months hibernating away in my cupboard. I realised it has been longer…

Homemade Gherkins Recipe

To quote a close family member, fellow blogger and amazing friend, ‘you like to make weird stuff, not the usual foodie things.’ I kind of agree but think if I did make just the usual things all the time, I wouldn’t half the Food…

Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe

My copy of Nigella Lawson’s Domestic Goddess cookery book is wrecked. It’s not from a lack of care or love but due to being a source of great baking wisdom and recipes that work time after time. One of my…

Homemade Nutella Chocolate Spread Recipe

Pinterest. The new social media for people aspiring to cook better, have glossier hair and to find funny pictures of cats in bread. For people who haven’t tried it out yet, it is a site that acts as a huge…

Homemade Pastrami Recipe

After recently visiting New York for the second time I thought I would give making homemade pastrami a go. We went to Carnegie Hall Deli the home to the most amazing pastrami on rye sandwiches. You have the option to…


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