With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. – from The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare The waratah flower, native to … More
Tag: yoghurt
Pistachio & Rosewater Cake with Cardamom Frosting
— the dusk light, the cloud pattern, recorded always in your heart and the rest of the world — chaos … More
Winter Borscht Salad
The beetroot is in my roots, borscht in my bloodline. My great grandmother was Ukrainian. The story goes that during … More
Pear & Strawberry Muffins
Now the leaves are falling fast… – from ‘Autumn Song’, W. H. Auden The day we made these Pear & … More
Rhubarb & Rosemary Scrolls
“I want everything to have a handle, I want everything to be a cup or a tool, I want people … More
Saffron & Aniseed Cake with Yoghurt Glaze
It is necessary to pick 150,000 crocuses in order to produce one kilogram of saffron. Soon, she’ll crouch again above … More
Peach Pistachio Galette + A Melbourne Trip
“I’m not a prophet / or a stone age man / just a mortal / with the potential of a … More
Apricot Eton Mess(ish)
Christmas is done, and the New Year is almost upon us. We had a quiet Christmas up at my mother-in-law’s … More
Roasted Carrots, Crispy Lentils & Spicy Yoghurt
The crazy vegetables Uncurled Their tendrills and leaf-crowns, Throbbing bulbs, In the sub-soil The carrot With its red mustaches Was … More
Heidi Swanson’s Vaghareli Makai + Makhaniya Lassi
In these days of food blogs and online savvy, I’m relatively picky when it comes to buying cookbooks. I have … More