Back in business!!

Wow, it has been a while since I’ve posted anything on this blog! It has been a pretty tough two years: doing my final two years of high school and my exams and tests all in a global pandemic and multiple lockdowns, becoming a square on a screen and being very tired to say the …

Vegetable shakshuka eggs

Source: Jamie’s Veg cookbook Ingredients 200g potatoes200g butternut squashOlive oil3 mixed-colour peppers1/2 a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley (15g)2 cloves of garlic1 teaspoon fennel seeds1 teaspoon smoked paprika1 teaspoon ground cumin1 teaspoon rose harissa1 x 400g tin of quality plum tomatoes4 large eggs Method Scrub the potatoes and squash (deseed if needed), slice into 1cm-thick …

Spicy brunch

Vegetable shakshuka eggs After a long and stressful week at school, weekends call for a break... so why not treat yourself to something a little special (that is, if you have the patience to let it tick away and do its magic). Unlike the classic shakshuka eggs (essentially eggs simmered in a tomato sauce with …

Super spinach pancakes

Source: Jamie’s Veg cookbook Ingredients 1 ripe avocado100g baby spinach3 spring onions1/2 a bunch of fresh coriander (15g)1 lime (juiced - plus more wedges for serving, if you like)Extra virgin olive oil1 large egg1 mug of self-raising flour1 mug of semi-skimmed milk300g cottage cheeseHot chilli sauceSea salt and black pepper MethodHalve, destone, peel and finely …

Sunday greens.

Super spinach pancakes I am so sorry for the lack of love I’ve been giving Hello Marshmellow lately... school has just consumed me and I’ve had no time to cook! I couldn’t bare the thought of another day without cooking, so here is a new recipe I tried from Jamie Oliver’s newest veg cookbook, I …

Chocolate and almond amaretti

Source: https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chocolate-recipes/dark-chocolate-ricciarelli/ Ingredients 150 g blanched almonds 450 g icing sugar , plus extra for dusting 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 100 g dark chocolate 2 free-range egg whites 1 vanilla pod 1 teaspoon almond extract Method Start your biscuits the night before. Preheat the oven to 100ºC/gas ¼. Arrange the almonds on a baking tray and toast in the oven for 5 …

Ama-retti to eat.

Chocolate and almond amaretti biscuits There’s a packet of chocolate that needs to be used, and you need something deliciously sweet to go with your hot (or cold) drink. Hmmm... what to cook? After some long thinking and intense google searching, it suddenly hits you: chocolate + small & sweet = Amaretti. These little delights …

Crème brûlée

Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/vanilla-creme-brulee Ingredients 300ml pure cream200ml full-cream milk2 vanilla beans, split lengthways, seeds scraped 100g egg yolks (about 5 eggs)70g caster sugar30g demerara sugar Method Preheat oven to 130°C. Place the cream, milk and vanilla seeds in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to the boil and remove from heat.  Quickly whisk together the yolks …

Crème de la crème

Crème brûlée A simple dessert yet so hard to master! When deciding to make this crème brûlée, I definitely did not know the amount of technique this dessert required. Crème brûlée, also known as burnt cream or Trinity cream, is a baked French custard with a slight wobble in the centre, topped with hardened and …

Handmade pappardelle with slow-cooked beef cheek ragù

Sources: http://jamie oliver slow-cooked beef cheek ragu https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/royal-pasta-dough/ Ingredients Slow-cooked beef cheek ragù 20 g dried porcini mushrooms 5 beef cheeks , trimmed olive oil 150 g piece of higher-welfare smoked pancetta ½ a celery heart 2 red onions 2 carrots 5 cloves 8 cloves of garlic ½ a cinnamon stick 1 bunch of mixed fresh herbs (30g) , such as sage, bay, rosemary, thyme, …