Veggie

This is one of my go-to desserts. I’ve adapted it from something I’ve had at the wonderful River Cafe in London. The original version has more drama: it’s much larger and made in a very wide cake tin....

I spent years — literally decades — trying to figure out how to consistently bake great madeleines. Then, by pure luck, I found this amazing blog, Je pense donc je cuis, that took a rigorous science-based approach to the cakes....

The original source for this recipe is lost to my memory. It entered my repertoire one Christmas when I needed something new to bake. They’re more or less the sweet version of grissini....

As a rule, when I work from home during the week I take an hour at lunchtime to walk somewhere and buy lunch. If I’m feeling indulgent, I sometimes like to order a small piece of cake or another dessert-y item....

The galette has an excellent effort-reward ratio. The fancy French name aside, they’re incredibly easy to make and look reasonably impressive if executed well. These quantities make a galette that serves four generously....

While you could make this with leftover rice, you’ll get a better result steaming the rice specifically for this purpose. That was surprising to me when I learned about this technique via Chinese Cooking Demystified....

Ingredients 1 large fennel bulb 50 g pitted kalamata olives, roughly chopped 30 g extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper Zest of a lemon Juice of half a lemon Coarse salt Method Using a mandonline, thinly slice the fennel....

This recipe comes to me almost exactly from my favorite YouTube channel, Boulangerie Pas à pas. I won’t pretend these are quite as easy as popping to the store and buying burger buns....

My moment of discovery with alcohol and desserts came one of the first times I went to the River Cafe and ordered the panna cotta. At the time, they were serving it with raspberries and a healthy dose of grappa poured over the plate....

According to my notebook, this was at least initially inspired by a Felicity Cloake column, though which one is lost to the sands of time. These are great to toss together when there’s some excellent summer fruit to be enjoyed....