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warmly spiced peanut stew

Simone September 29, 2022 0 Comments

As temperatures get cooler, fresh and raw (or barely cooked) ingredients and dishes quickly start to lose their appeal. And yet, the difference between late summer and early fall isn't as categorical as one day it is and the next day it ain't. The tomatoes don't know which day autumn begins, and neither do the apples. That's why it's so common to have a perhaps-confusing overlap of produce during...

cardamom & orange rhubarb cake

Simone June 15, 2022 0 Comments

Every spring I get a sudden hankering for rhubarb, get excited when I spot some in a shop or market, buy one or two bunches of pretty pink stems, eagerly bring them home... and then proceed to wonder what exactly to do with them. The answer is often cake — and this year was no different. You don't have to be über-precise when it comes to home baking (the same cannot be easily said for...

lemon madeleines with a blood orange glaze

Simone March 26, 2022 0 Comments

For whatever reason, I seem to get an annual urge (always in the spring) to make madeleines — and then savour/devour said madeleines in an impressively brief amount time. The fun part about making them yourself, of course, is that you can be as playful as you want with the flavours and ingredients. Last year I decided to make madeleines with brown butter and honey, and this year I opted to make...

baked pear with vanilla ice cream, by allosimone

cinnamon baked pears

Simone October 5, 2020 0 Comments

Much like this “recipe”, the post below is short and sweet. how to bake a pear* Slice a pear in half. Remove its seeds. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in a tray, cut face up, at 180°C for about 30 minutes (until soft and juicy). Serve warm, with a cool scoop of vanilla ice cream. Makes enough for two. *likely to work just as well with apples or quinces, and with ginger or other...