Lemon zest and fresh grated nutmeg add tang and spice to this creamy porridge, a quick and super-nutritious weekday breakfast.
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oat pancakes w berry compote
10 July 2011 2 Comments
Light and fluffy and flecked with chia seeds, these oat flour pancakes are my new favourite weekend breakfast. Full of goodness, without being overly weighty. Decked out with a three-minute berry compote (sugarless), yoghurt, toasted sunflower seeds and honey.
poached quince + a little news
15 May 2011 8 Comments
Deep ruby pink and garden-fragrant from a dash of rosewater, these poached quince go with muesli or on toast, in tarts and cakes, or simply on their own. This is slow food, best made on a pottering about kind of day – but pounce while the season lasts.
bircher muesli
27 February 2011 4 Comments
A simple creamy bircher muesli flecked with green apple and cinnamon. One of the healthiest (and yummiest) breakfasts around (and why soaking grains is important).
baked beans + poached eggs
10 December 2010 3 Comments
An easy little weekend fry-up of eggs poached in home-made ‘baked’ beans. Real flavours for a late Sunday breakfast. Pan to plate in under 20 minutes. Make with coffee in hand, serve with the papers!
strawberry thyme jam
19 September 2010 1 Comment
Strawberries and thyme, muddled and simmered for five minutes into a rough jam. Ever-so-slightly savoury meets minimalist sweet. Serve warm on buttery sourdough toast.
quick poached cumquats
6 September 2010 Leave a Comment
Straight-backed and tart, these poached cumquats are bursting with citrus punch and background notes of cinnamon and star anise. Spoon over muesli/porridge or across toast.
banana & poppy chai pancakes
25 July 2010 3 Comments
A healthy, wholesome banana pancake flecked with poppy seeds and spiced with chai. No sugar, but plenty sweet. Bowl to breakfast table in under 15 minutes.
[postscript] sourdough easter buns
3 April 2010 Leave a Comment
A heavy, wholesome rye sourdough hot cross bun inspired by the Tassajara school of bread-making. Easy to make, tasty and packed with port-soaked fruit.
sourdough easter buns
28 March 2010 4 Comments
A heavy sourdough Easter fruit bun based on a blend of recipes and techniques from the bible of sourdough baking, the Tassajara Bread Book.
muesli with stewed plums
27 February 2010 Leave a Comment
I must be one of the world’s biggest muesli fans. We eat it most days for breakfast, and I’m always making variations on the theme, usually based on what fruits are in season. We’ve been enjoying blood plums for breakfast the past few weeks. They always remind me of summer days growing up. We had [...]
pancakes with figs and yoghurt
8 February 2010 Leave a Comment
Last weekend we were treated to a subtropical storm. And lots of rain. It started on Saturday, peaked during the night and continued to drizzle on through Sunday. So naturally, a rainy Sunday called for a special treat breakfast. Cue fat stack pancakes with figs and yoghurt. Somewhere between my infrequent need to make pancakes [...]
