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Braised Baby Artichokes with Chestnut Honey and Thyme
In the microuniverse of blogging, there are few controversies more spirited than the debate over sponsored posts and advertising. I personally don’t like advertising banners and badges on blogs –...
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Renata’s Red Beans and Rice
My sister, Renata, is a fantastic cook. Unlike me, she’s humble and understated; she doesn’t feel the need to spray her accomplishments all over the internet. But she is supremely accomplished in the...
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Chłodnik (Chilled Polish Beet Soup)
Apparently the propitiation of the sun gods has worked: London has finally gotten a real hit of summer this week, and what a glorious week it’s been. People here are giddy; delirious even. Bathed in...
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Garlic and Puy Lentil Soup with Smoked Paprika and Spicy Greens
There are few flavour combinations that I like so well as garlic and paprika. Married to one another, garlic and paprika have a greater-than-the-sum-of-their-parts appeal, a briny, lingering, and...
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Wholemeal Orange Cinnamon Raisin Bread
January’s obsession is bread. To be precise, January’s obsession is mastering sourdough, which I’ve always found intimidating. I AM NEARLY THERE, PEOPLE. When I am reliably turning out perfectly...
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Awadh-Style Curried Asian Eggplant
The versatile aubergine is so gloriously exotic that it should occupy some mystical plateau, like chocolate. The Mayans weren’t mixing eggplants into their sacred ceremonial brews, but they should have...
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Caramelized Onion, Apple, and Beetroot Tart
I had never heard the term “the hungry months” until I came to London. Going to farmers markets in February and March, however, it takes on resonance. There are bins of tubers, alliums, parsnips,...
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Pomegranate and Basil Marinated Beets with Preserved Kumquats and Pistachios
There was a time, I remember, when I did not regard beetroot with the fanatical adoration I feel now. In fact, when I was little, I didn’t like beets at all. I hated beetroot’s sweet, iron-rich flavour...
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Spicy Cocktail Nuts
Although nothing can substitute for a well-crafted cocktail, I have an abiding affection for good bar food. I have been known to drag friends to Mark’s Bar at Hix (where the drinks are undeniably...
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Swiss Chard Spanakopita
It’s that time in late Spring when most well-intentioned locavores start to feel a little worn out. This condition, known to some as “CSA fatigue,” arises after about the fifth consecutive week that...
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Kohlrabi, Radish, and Golden Beet Slaw with Pickling Spices
The second installment in the “how to use my CSA box vegetables” series is one of my favorite salads. I like to say that it’s a ‘cheat’: it’s a fresh vegetable slaw made with a tart dressing and...
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Miso Ginger Glaze
My mother is one of the world’s great food hoarders. Her freezer is always packed so full that when you open the freezer door things invariably tumble out: half a dozen New York bagels in a plastic...
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Herbed Farro and Cauliflower
Any holiday centered around preparing and consuming abundant amounts of food is right up my street. In the United States, this holiday is Thanksgiving, and in the UK it’s Christmas. I love to cook for...
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Aubergine and Lentil Pie
As luck would have it, the very first vegetarian main I trialed for Thanksgiving was such a winner that I did not need to attempt others. (I promise those recipes in time for Christmas.) This aubergine...
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