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Steak and Ale Pies

I didn’t get chance to enjoy the dish that inspired this steak and ale pie recipe while I was in Edinburgh this summer so upon my return set about making the next best thing. A few years back I ordered a steak and ale pie made with Edinburgh’s Innis and Gunn beer and it wasContinue reading “Steak and Ale Pies”

Summers Harvest

I shot this over a month ago as I thought the beans were too beautiful to just eat and then didn’t know what to do with the image. These last few weeks have been very busy and stressful with the Olympus photography comp and my birthday celebrations so I’m having a lazy weekend in blogContinue reading “Summers Harvest”

Fig Frangipane Tarts

My favourite bakery in my hometown does an excellent line in fruit frangipane tarts and vary their filing from raspberries, blackberries, peach and pear so thought I would try a variation using fresh figs seeing as they are so beautiful and in abundance right now. Please excuse my use of ready-rolled pastry, you can ofContinue reading “Fig Frangipane Tarts”

Chocolate Macarons

My workmate Selwyn recently wowed everyone in the office with her amazing chocolate macarons; a surprise raspberry hidden in the centre amongst the chocolate ganache. I immediately demanded her recipe and have spent a good few weeks tearing my hair out every time I removed batch upon batch of wrinkly chocolate biscuits from the oven but finallyContinue reading “Chocolate Macarons”

Mini Lime Meringue Pies

This post was born out of the need to use up a lot of eggs before I go away so you may curse my frivolous use of whole eggs in the lime curd and the subsequent redundant yolks from the meringue. You could of course use another curd recipe that used yolks only but theseContinue reading “Mini Lime Meringue Pies”

Food photography workshop with Roger Stowell

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending a one day workshop with food photographer Roger Stowell, ably assisted by his comedy sidekick, son and fellow food photographer Sam Stowell. Roger usually runs courses in France where he has retired but has taken up residence in Sam’s commercial studio in south west London for twoContinue reading “Food photography workshop with Roger Stowell”