Brown Butter Cardamom Cake with Chai Buttercream Frosting

Content warning: many swears to follow, ‘coz sometimes only a fuck will do. It struck my quite forcibly recently that … More

Roast Butter Parsnips with Thyme Polenta

Do you like our new table? It’s the one in these photos. Rough dark-brown pine, full of knots and flaws. … More

Cinnamon and tamarind; lay you down on the kitchen counter. Almonds soaked in rose water; your husband is hungry. Sweet … More

Last week was a big one for our little family. W turned two on Tuesday – two years old! We … More

At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can. – Frida Kahlo It … More

This is my last rhubarb post for the year. I do love rhubarb; its tartness, its vibrant colour, its all-round … More

A few weeks ago S’s mum flew up from Maldon for a visit. Half of her bag was full of … More

It is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends. I can remember now, with … More

One of the reasons we moved somewhere warm and tropical after Melbourne was that we were sick and fucking tired … More