Cornmeal muffins

A vendor handed me a big bunch of lavender at the Farmers Market on Wednesday. Since I was already so close to Malibu, I decided to head up into a favourite canyon and look for some elderberries. Last year I missed them completely- came home dejected and empty-handed, with sunstroke and eventually had to drive up into the Sierras to find some. This year I went on a whim and it happened... Read More

Rose and cardamom mava cakes

When it gets hot like this, I can’t help but think of India. Where every dusty afternoon I’d retreat to my little room and fling the windows open and the fan on, while Pushpa looked at me disapprovingly for wasting electricity. Truth be told, it was my least favourite time of day. Because everybody else was taking a nap, but I couldn’t nap because of the heat.... Read More

Rosehip Pannacotta

Wandering around London, I’ve been seeing tons of rose bushes with the rosehhips hanging on for dear life. My friends, if you want to  play this wild thing game, now might be the time to go and steal a few (responsibly of course) from a sleeping neighbour. I’ve been going through a pannacotta phase lately. I mean, I made blood orange ones a few weeks ago, I order... Read More

Lemon pudding cake

I hope you don’t mind another lemon recipe. They might be rolling out while they’re still in season. I’ll try not to wax poetic this time, since I’ve made my feelings abundantly clear. This pudding cake looks complicated. I mean, it IS complicated, but it’s also super easy. You mix everything together, then fold in the dry ingredients, then fold in... Read More

Blood orange panna cotta.

Jam and I were woken at 2am by screaming last Saturday night, the night before we were to leave on a ski trip. Our neighbour, Daisy, was coming home from a party, and saw sparks flying from the back garden– she went to see what it was, and the back quarter of the garden was on fire! She woke her family, and then woke the rest of us, and we all threw clothes on and ran outside... Read More