There’s an air of mystique around baking, but it’s easy to master with a little guidance. Cakes, bread, pies, tarts, slices, biscuits, crumbles and flans – here are my favourite baking recipes
Date & Almond Ladies Fingers Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! The inspiration for this delicious sweet ladies fingers recipe comes from my friend Janni, who uses the same technique to make simple savoury snacks filled with anchovy, feta or olives. These crisp baked filo ladies […]
Chinese Walnut Cookies (hup toh soh) Like Hong Kong Walnut Cookies? You’ll love my online Chinese cooking class! Lard is traditional in these old fashioned Chinese walnut cookies but I use butter in my hup toh soh recipe – to give them their Cantonese name – as I prefer the flavour. These deliciously crumbly biscuits […]
Caribbean Flan Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Caribbean cooking class inspired by Paul Carmichael! Caribbean flan is a simple dessert similar to a French crème caramel or Spanish flan, except it’s a bit denser. The traditional Caribbean version is based on condensed and evaporated milk as fresh milk wasn’t always readily available in […]
Open Filo Sandwich with Anchovy Sauce Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class inspired by Janni Kyritsis! This simple filo pastry recipe is inspired by one of my favourite starters from Janni Kyritsis at MG Garage (see the video below for another of Janni’s filo classics). I love the way he pressed […]
Olive, Feta or Anchovy Filo Fingers Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Greek cooking class inspired by Janni Kyritsis! Just about everything I’ve ever cooked has been inspired by something I’ve eaten before and these filo fingers are no exception. My friend Janni usually whips up phyllo fingers to serve with drinks when friends […]
Baked Tapioca Cake Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Malaysian cooking class! This moist, springy cake, called kuih bingka ubi kayu in Malay, is a Nyonya favourite – and it’s super easy. You could grate fresh cassava, but the frozen packets sold in Asian grocery stores are very handy. This version, based on the […]
Lemon Shortbread Cookies Explore Scotland – the home of shortbread – with me on my Scottish ‘Seafood & Spirits’ Tour! These super easy cookies are inspired by melting moments, using rice flour instead of cornflour for more of a shortbread texture. Instead of sandwiching the lemon buttercream between two cookies, I spread it generously on […]
Potato & Fontina Tart with Smoked Trout Join my small-group food & wine tours to Switzerland and Emilia-Romagna and lunch with me in Valle d’Aosta. This versatile potato and Fontina tart is inspired by the cuisine of Valle d’Aosta – the tiny Italian region tucked into the corner of the Alps where Italy, Switzerland and […]
Guinea Fowl Bisteeya Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Middle Eastern cooking class inspired by Michael Rantissi! Guinea fowl makes a wonderful bisteeya – this guinea fowl recipe puts a delicious spin on the elaborately spiced Moroccan pie. Also written as bastilla, bestela, bastila, pastilla or pastila, bisteeya is traditionally made with pigeon and […]
Apple Crumble Like this recipe? You’ll love my online British cooking class! I have more of a savoury than a sweet palate, so I don’t make a lot of desserts. When I do, they have to be super quick and easy like this delicious apple crumble. If you have a sweeter palate you might like […]