Simple scones

I had no intentions to blog about scones today. Actually, I had a spinach and filo bake lined up. But then Peter G's lemon and date scon...

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Snickerdoodles - nutmeg cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar

I'm not the first blogger to write about Snickerdoodles ( SmittenKitchen , EggBeater , Pinch My Salt , Andrea Meyers have all beat me t...

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Great ways with wild mushrooms: Horn of Plenty in a Mustard Vinaigrette

Horn of Plenty (also known as black chantarelle or black trompet ; Craterellus cornucopioides in Latin) is a chanterelloid, or chanterel...

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French tomato tart with a lot of mustard

I guess you gathered from yesterday's tomato posting that we're swamped with tomatoes this year. That means lots of tomato dishes...

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Tomato tasting party, 2010

We had lots of tomatoes for dinner tonight, all from our very own greenhouse :) Click on the photo to enlarge and see the variety names.

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Plum and Cherry Compote

A beautiful, delicious and simple (and vegan and gluten-free) late summer/early autumn dessert. I usually make it with plums alone, but as I...

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Oven-baked zucchini and tomatoes with herbed feta cream

We've had a really good crop of courgettes/zucchini and tomatoes this year (our first year of backyard gardening, remember), and I'm...

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Tomato salad, inspired by Jamie

It's august and we're eating tomatoes on a daily basis. Not just excellent local, seasonal, organic tomatoes, but local, seasonal an...

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Our first beets

A selection of beets from our own garden - some white, some long, some Chioggia, some golden, some "regular". All tasting wonderfu...

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Zucchini Meatballs

I imagine I'm not the only food blogger who's drowning under the weight of courgettes/zucchinis at the moment. There are several won...

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