Author: Louella
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Salted miso and cashew brownies
I’ve been seeing a lot of miso chocolate combos recently and what can I say, I feel * inspired *. I always use the BBC Good Food brownie recipe and cannot be swayed, so that’s what these salty-sweet goodies are based on. It might seem like a lot of extra faff to make the miso…
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Pistachio, apricot and cardamom slices
I love a Bakewell tart. Every Bakewell tart from artisan bakery slices to Mr Kipling’s finest is deserving of attention in my books, and I’ve often spent a rainy afternoon overzealously making these almondy, sickly sweet goodies. But there comes a time (god forbid) that you tire of the usual flavours of this classic afternoon…
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Roasted pumpkin with oozy saffron orzo
I’m probably coming to pumpkin a bit late in the day this year, but I can’t help but fawn over a forgotten favourite. I’m not loading up on your classic orange-hued, bulbous pumpkin, but instead its uglier cousin, the delica pumpkin. This ugly duckling hails from Lombardy (previously of covid-related fame) and is more squat…
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Cinnamon and almond crumble cookies
My cravings for baked goods are always very specific. Sometimes it’s that exact chocolate orange pudding I made five years ago in my second year university, today it was a cinnamon bun/almond croissant hybrid with the texture of a cookie. I wanted warming cinnamon with the texture of a cakey frangipane but the intense almond…
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Halloumi and herby pesto open sandwich
The news that I, like many others, will be working from home at least until January, has made me very happy. This is largely to the fact that I can make my lunches in my own kitchen. No more waiting to use the microwave in my office’s teeny tiny kitchen, no more suspicious salmon waft…
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Tomatoes, capers and feta on toast
I’ve never been a salad person, so when the weather gets sweltering it can be hard to find a summer lunch that isn’t just a concoction of leaves, grains and dressings (as lovely as that sounds). So naturally, I often resort to *things on toast*, and this is my new favourite. It’s in part inspired…
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Soy and sesame marinated aubergine
It can be tempting to try and overcomplicate vegetarian BBQ food, scouring the internet for interesting recipes or trawling through recipe books in search of something that’ll taste good. I’ll let you in on a secret: basically everything tastes good when it’s been on a coal BBQ for a few minutes. You can toss most…
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Potato salad with lemon and Greek yoghurt
For me, a potato salad is absolutely a BBQ essential. Something about creamy carbs just make the perfect accompaniment to even the most over-charred BBQ bits. The key for a fabulous potato salad lies in its simplicity, it should be something that you can make easily that makes the most of new potatoes while they’re…
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BBQ Merguez cauliflower
I first made Merguez cauliflower at a River Cottage cooking course a few years ago, and I was amazed at how a few kitchen cupboard staples could make the humble cauliflower taste so bloody good. I’ve used olive oil in my marinade recipe, but to be honest the melted butter gives the whole thing a…
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Pear and tahini banana bread
I’m probably shouting into a lockdown banana bread void when I say this, but here goes: Nigella’s banana bread recipe is magic. It’s so easy and effortless to prepare, contains restrained amounts of those ingredients that are hard to get right now (flour, sugar) and uses ample ingredients that we have lying around (vegetable oil,…
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