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Continue reading →: Slow Cooker Spicy No-Fry Refried BeansI’m beyond happy with this recipe. It’s a dream to make (i.e. you need to do almost nothing, except soak some beans) and makes enough refried beans to be used as a base for many meals over several days. It’s a super-frugal dish, fat free, dairy free and an excellent…
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Continue reading →: Chocolate & Brazil Nut Banana LoafA banana loaf was, if memory serves, the first cake I made from Nigella Lawson’s undisputed classic, How To Be A Domestic Goddess. The unmistakeable, sweetly nostalgic scent of baked banana filled the kitchen and my heart burst with pride as I pulled the golden cake out of the oven.…
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Continue reading →: Garfield’s Pumpkin PieI’m a winter girl at heart – no doubt something to do with both my birthday and Christmas falling in the same month – but I also love autumn. The turning of the leaves, the chilly morning air and the near-permanent whiff of cinnamon wafting from the kitchen, from all…












