Whorls of buttery dough, flaking and crisp at the edges and buttery and soft at the middle, striated with luscious baked cheesecake and studded with tart cherries: this is the majesty of a cherry cheesecake danish. The idea for…
How good are Mums? I’ve had a real jerk of a cold absolutely destroy me over the past 24 hours, and so of course I got on the phone to my Mum for sympathy and attention, because I’m an…
Danishes really hit me where I live. Like Andy Dwyer, butter is maybe my favourite food. So those flaky-crispy layers of buttery croissant-like dough are my kryptonite. Actually, to continue the Superman analogy, I like to think of them…
Let me lay a muffin on you, this fine Friday. It’s maybe the one time in my life that I’ll declare something ‘as good as a donut’, when the thing is not actually a donut. You see, to…
I’M BACK, BABY! And I want to say Happy New Year to you! I took a long, sweet hiatus over the past few weeks, and I feel so great – full of inspiration and ready to take this year…
It’s become clear to me that most of my favourite things to eat are just ‘assembly jobs’. You know what I mean? Dishes which are just a pile of other, smaller delicious things. Take sandwiches, for instance; just a…
Are you familiar with the Bakewell, you beautiful genius? It’s a tart. A British tart, to be precise. And it’s hell-delicious. Think crumbly shortcrust pastry, a layer of jammy-fruit, and then a thick, almond-y, cake-y filling. A dollop of…
This recipe is for days when you want your life to look like Pinterest. Or like something out of the pages of a Bridal magazine. But in reality, this is actually super easy to whip together, and I…
HOLY CRAP. It’s Friday! Where did the week go, everyone? Where? I’m not complaining, lord knows I love a Friday, but sometimes it’s like ‘hey, time, slow down a little will ya?’. It’s times like these that we…
Sometimes you need a dessert sneak attack. I’m not talking about those days when you need to sit yourself on the couch with a tub of ice cream, or an entire cookie jar – though I totally have those…