I have always loved, loved, loved Marzipan and so I decided to give making my own a go…. It couldn’t be easier! I literally just took a small bag of ground almonds (250gm) and mixed it into a malleable thick paste by adding some almond oil, (about 3-4 tablespoons.) I wanted to add a delicate…
Category: Sweet treats
Persian pudding pots.
This was a total experiment that was inspired by some dried rose petals we had left in the kitchen from another meal and a visit to our local Indian corner store. I wanted to make a sort of Persian/ Indian inspired milk pudding with so I just went free style and was so pleased with…
Of baking and suchlike…
When I was a kid I loved baking I loved making cakes and biscuits and a mess in the kitchen in general, I thought I was the bomb. No icing bag? Who needs one? I’ll just Cellotape this one lonely nozzle I found lurking in the back of the cutlery drawer to this plastic bag with…
Aquafaba Magic!
Let’s be honest, chickpea juice doesn’t sound very appealing does it? Aquafaba is a magical discovery…the liquid you find in a can of chickpeas or beans can be used to replace egg whites! This gloopy juice contains starches, proteins and soluble plant solids which have moved from the pea or bean into the water they were originally…
Oatie fruity Bon Bons
These little Bons Bons are beyond easy peasy to whip up. It’s also a great way of using up all those little odd bits of oats and dried fruits and seeds that end up lurking on the back of the larder. (and Bon Bon is a much prettier word than balls don’t you think?) My…
Greenwich Village Vegan. 