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Image description: The text ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ on a red background with illustrations of kitchen utensils When I was young my parents used to talk about the Clintons. Grandparents would laude the Kennedys. At 7 I stayed up and ate hotdogs with them watching the first black president get elected. A ‘successful’ democratic administration can be […]
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Image description: Text ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ on a red background with illustrations of kitchen utensils This breaded snack is a culinary joy that many crave but few can have. A successful football team with its sugary flavour of conquering the rest, soft crumb of overcoming past adversity and its moist texture of bragging rights is an […]
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Image description: a sliced loaf cake next to some butter and milk Friends are wonderful things to have in life, for several obvious reasons I won’t bother going into. Over time, you start to share things with them – memories, secrets, and maybe even clothes. However, perhaps a lesser known, but arguably equally important, benefit […]
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Image description: a bowl of fried rice I’ve always been a passionate cook, loving planning meals and serving them to friends and family. However, during my gap year I moved to Málaga in the south of Spain to work and found myself living alone for the first time. All of a sudden, cooking wasn’t just […]
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Image description: text ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ against a red background with sketches of cooking utensils This dessert is a true British classic dating back to the early 20th century. Versions of the dish exist outside Britain, such as the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Democratic Labour party of Spain or the Parti Socialiste in France. […]
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Image description: Measuring spoons filled with different spices, surrounded by coriander leaves and chillies Over the coming weeks I hope to provide my readers with various recipes with which they can achieve various political circumstances. A simple recipe for a broken democracy is a timeless classic one should always have in their repertoire, whether you’re […]
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Image description: two bowls of soup People who know me know that I am obsessed with soup, and for good reason. Soup is one of the least stressful meals to cook, with very low effort on your part. It may seem like a time-consuming process, but once all the ingredients hit the pot, you can […]
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Image description: Prawn paste chicken There are many things that can be improved by sitting in a sealed jar for an extended period of time, in particular fermented shrimp paste. Uncooked, it can be intensely fishy, savoury, salty, and pungent. It is a prominent ingredient in several Southeast Asian cuisines, with many regional variations, taking […]
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Image description: A messy kitchen countertop with a loaf cake, orange juice and a spoon of flour. This banana almond cake is moreish and best eaten on a long, relaxing break from work. I made this cake on a whim while procrastinating one day. Baking is always worth the effort, even if you’re pushed for […]
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Image description: Large oval pot with pasta shells covered in a roasted cauliflower and melted cheese Cauliflower and cheese is a classic combination, but I prefer the pasta and cheese to be the star. This cauliflower crust provides a super flavourful contrast to the silky sauce. The extra vegetables are optional! This recipe serves two […]
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Image description: a plate of meatballs and spaghetti on a wooden table The Sobell House Food and Kindness Cookbook brings together 30 recipes from a range of local chefs, restaurants, food writers and celebrities to raise money for the Sobell House hospice in Oxfordshire. This cookbook is not only in aid of a good cause, but is […]
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Image description: a photo of homemade toffee piled high in a bowl. This one-pan recipe for sweet and very chewy toffee (inadvisable for those with fillings) only needs 4 ingredients and a hob. Quick and easy to make, it’s perfect to pop in your pocket for a dark night watching fireworks, or as a sweet […]
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Little intense vegan peanut cookies drenched in a dark chocolate drizzle. They make the perfect afternoon snack! If you aren’t vegan or don’t have the alternatives on hand, it works with butter, milk, any chocolate (side note: omitting the chocolate is NOT optional, unless you are deathly allergic)… but if you have the option to […]
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Anyone who knows me knows that I ardently adore salads. I like mine in gargantuan portions, drizzled lavishly with a punchy vinaigrette, brimming with handfuls of fresh summer produce and tufts of herbs. Then, tossed very well – until you do not know where one flavour begins and another ends. Summer salads, served chilled and […]
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These were the ultimate treat growing up. My father would often arrive home, a rumpled white paper bag stained with tell-tale splotches of peanut oil in hand. And if that wasn’t enough of a clue, the smell would hit you soon after: pandan, peanuts and the vanilla-sweet whiff of coconut. The waffles themselves are a […]
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The combination of apple and toffee has always been delicious, whether in the form of a toffee apple or a caramel and apple tart. Often, however, the apple is overlooked as people favour the intense sweetness of toffee, only eating the apple to assuage their guilt. This recipe, however, places the spotlight on the apple, […]
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Even though its January, I’m sure nobody has any intention of reading diet recipes: the prospect of waiting another year for Christmas is sad enough without throwing quinoa into the situation. So, to wean off Christmas feasting, make one of the simplest cheesecake recipes that (despite its deliciously sounding title) doesn’t require any fiddly work […]
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I can proudly say that out of all the recipes I’ve cooked up, from ketchup and mustard tomato pasta to popcorn and prosciutto, this is my prized achievement. Having been inspired by Chang’s ‘Fritos Fritters’ from Orange is the New Black, I felt that pasta and junk food is the combination that no one asked […]
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I don’t even like gnocchi that much. Of course as a human with taste buds and an appreciation for carbohydrates, I like gnocchi. But I think I’m limiting my own enjoyment of it with my sheer gnocchi-making incompetence. I make gnocchi so frequently that I should just be much better at it, and so haphazardly that […]
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