Vegan Comfort Food
Every August, I start monitoring the blackberry bushes on the south London common near our home. They surround – conveniently – the paths to the park and duck pond, standard places my daughter likes to frequent. As soon as the blackberries look plump and juicy …
Now that autumn is upon us and the evenings are becoming a little bit more chilly, I thought it was time to post another comforting pie recipe! I’m mad about coconut and if I can find a way of incorporating into my cooking and baking, …
The beauty of living and working in the cultural melting pot that is London, is that you get chatting with people from all over the world – and I love to ask what food reminds them of home. Their favourite local dishes never fail to …
Ok, I know full well that Bounty is not, ahem, everyone’s idea of ‘a taste of paradise’. But fear not; you can safely omit the chunks of chocolate-encased coconut and replace with your choice of chocolate chips, chopped nuts (hazelnuts work well) or indeed chopped …
Last weekend I had a bit of a craving for jam donuts. I couldn’t really face the prospect of filling up a pan with oil to make the homemade kind, so I thought about a jam-filled muffin. Muffins are child’s play – a mixing bowl …
![Grasshopper Pie [aka Peppermint Aero Pie]](https://oatmilkandcookies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/P1030317.jpg)
Grasshopper Pie, if you’ve not heard of it before, is a retro-classic American sweet pie. Particularly popular in the South, it’s a chocolate biscuit-crusted beauty full of peppermint flavoured, marshmallowy cream. Topped with more cream. I’ve lusted after it for a few years now, as …
After the decadence of my previous post, I felt it was necessary to share something a little more wholesome. I also thought it was about time I included a basic bread recipe on my blog as it’s something I make so frequently, but was worried …
As you know, I love a homely-looking loaf cake or a knobbly muffin as much as the next person. Now and again though, there’s nothing quite like putting together a cake with a bit of wow-factor, and this cake certainly has it. I’ve only posted …