There is something appealing about eating food with your hands, instinctual almost. Children will predominately choose their hands over cutlery and Vedic traditions suggest that we all partake at least sometimes, linking eating with our hands with also feeding our … Continue reading
Lorraine, the beautiful ex ballerina, petite and graceful whose skills in the kitchen shone through in the classics she made. It was Lorraine that introduced me to many classical french flavour combinations, to the pillowy soft wonders of fresh homemade … Continue reading
I don’t often have a craving for soup, but when I do I indulge. There is no one factor that will set of my inner soup instinct yearning, I know that weather conditions can inspire some but for me it’s … Continue reading
I love one pot meals. There’s more brain space, less washing up and an ease to serving. I love fancy, planned out, dish using, over technique-ed cooking too, but there is a hectic, chaotic moment in life when dinner time … Continue reading
I’m not sure when sushi became a convenience food, with little pop up shops dotted through shopping centers, continuous conveyer belts lined with miniaturised plates of all the differing manifestations of sushi, but I’m so glad they have. In an … Continue reading
The last few weeks have flown by for me, without a moment to spare, full of boxes and belongings and chaos as our house gets packed up and then unpacked at the other end. We finally made the step into … Continue reading
This week in our kitchen we had sweet potatoes, so many sweet potatoes. So it was sweet potato mash with everything and these beauties, sweet potato gnocchi. Little golden gems of egg, gluten free flour and roasted sweet potatoes. Homemade … Continue reading
Coeliac Disease is more common than you probably know. With 1 out of 100 people being affected by the auto immune disorder. So chances are you know someone who has it. Coeliac disease creates an abnormality within the body that … Continue reading
I had the image of a well written post, with satisfying recipes for the end of this week, but alas time, energy and 2 little toddlers put an end to that vision. However, I do have a quick side dish/lunch … Continue reading
There is something elegant and classy about a savoury tart. Portable and self contained, they make for a perfect picnic food, buffet inclusion, starter or light meal. They can be served hot or cold without any compromise to flavour or … Continue reading
The Krooked Spoon 