Let’s Talk Cheesecake (And a Little Mayhem in the Kitchen) Okay, imagine this: it’s a blustery Saturday, I’ve promised my brother “the real-deal New York cheesecake” (the kind that tastes like it waltzed out of a bakery in Manhattan), and as usual, I’ve completely misjudged how long cream cheese takes to reach room temp. And…
The Time I Finally Got My Eggs Right (Thanks Oprah!) Alright, let me set the scene. It was a Saturday, rain pouring and me standing in the kitchen in my mismatched pajamas, trying (yet again) not to murder a bowl of eggs. I used to think scrambled eggs were easy-peasy—until I landed on Oprah’s 4-ingredient…
Let Me Tell You About This Cheesy Keto Flatbread… Okay, first off, this keto pesto chicken flatbread is honestly the kind of thing I make when I want to trick myself into thinking I’m ordering from a fancy pizza place but—plot twist—it’s Tuesday and I ain’t spending £15 on takeaway. I remember the first time…
Let Me Tell You About This Taco Soup (And That Time I Forgot the Cilantro) If you’ve ever found yourself shivering in front of the fridge at 7:12pm on a Tuesday, staring at a pack of chicken thighs and absolutely no dinner plan, you’re in good company. That’s basically how this Whole30 Chicken Taco Soup…
So There Was This Pumpkin Tiramisu Cookie Idea… Alright, so you know how every fall, as soon as pumpkins turn up at the grocery store, you start seeing pumpkin everything? (Don’t @ me, I love it.) Anyway, last autumn, I got a wild hair to mash up two of my favorite things: tiramisu—that dreamy Italian…
So, Here’s the Story Behind My Spook-tacular Breadsticks Let me just say, these “Bones & Blood” Breadsticks really started as a halfway-serious attempt to impress my neighbor’s kids on Halloween—they’re tough critics, honestly harder to please than my Aunt Beryl. Anyway, I made these once thinking they’d either be a total Pinterest fail or… well,…
Let Me Tell You About These Little Beauties Okay, so here’s the thing: the very first time I made these keto pumpkin cheesecake bites, I managed to mix in baking soda instead of the sweetener. Not my proudest moment; the kitchen smelled… interesting, let’s say. Fast forward a year (and a very messy countertop later),…
Spicy, Silly, and Oh-So-Addictive (Don’t Blame Me If They Vanish) Every October, I start promising myself that I’ll do something low-effort for the Halloween party. And every October, I completely forget that promise and end up making a tray (okay, two) of these Jalapeño Mummies that my kids started calling “spooky peppers”—though last year, my…
Pulled from the Old Cookie Tin: My Nanaimo Bars Story Okay, so listen: Nanaimo bars are kind of a big deal in my house. Actually, I first discovered them at my friend Jess’s kitchen table, where her granny would always keep a battered old tin (you know the one, meant for sewing stuff but always…
Let’s Talk Pumpkin Roll Cake (No Perfection Required) I have to admit: every year about mid-September, I get that restless, oh-so-basic urge to bake something pumpkin-y. My sister calls it ‘Turning Into a Gourd’ season. Anyway, this Pumpkin Roll Cake is usually the first thing I make. The first time I tried, mine looked more…