We were invited to Sunday lunch with some friends at the weekend, as Piers had a new toy to play with, and he wished to mandolin lots of potatoes to make a dauphinoise. It would have been churlish not to pop over and help them out with the consumption of same. So we did. As an…
Author: reactivecook
chocolate aubergine cake
This recipe comes from Harry Eastwood’s book Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache, and is entitled by her Chocolate Heartache Cake. There are some cracking recipes in there, but the style of writing makes me clench my teeth, so I prefer to write up my own version without the schmaltz! roughly 400g of aubergine 300g best dark chocolate…
a squeaky breakfast
Our local cafe, run by an affable Romanian named Ricardo, does a splendid breakfast of halloumi, roasted veg, hash brown, a sausage patty, tomato (for those that want it – I certainly don’t!) and toast, for £4.99. It’s delicious, but by the time you’ve bought coffee, you’re up to thirteen quid or so for two,…