The Healthy Pastry Chef?
This has not been an easy post to write. The past year has been a very personal journey and one of huge changes. 2010 and 2011 were too, but last year was, I suppose, the culmination of the previous two. I changed city country sides of the world, changed studies/career, and finally, towards the end, changed the … Read more
Homemade Vanilla Extract
This post is for my pal Alan. We made friends while filming for our little episode of Channel 4′s ‘Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard’ and he has since gone on to expand his celebration and novelty cake business. He’s done AMAZINGLY well in such a short time, and his products always look absolutely fabulous. Photos … Read more
Just because you’re a chef…
…doesn’t mean you have an excuse not to take care of yourself. This is perhaps the most important thing I have learned in my short time as a chef. I’d always wondered why so many chefs are fat – eating too much good food? Actually, it’s just the opposite! In a commercial kitchen, you are … Read more
Travelling On My Dessert Stomach (Part 1)
Yes, I realise it’s been quite a while since I posted, but life has gotten in the way. Chef hours are very rewarding, but very long, which doesn’t leave much time for experimentation and what not. Anyway, after years of bidding my Spanish class and teacher adios with ‘con esto e un bizcocho, hasta manana … Read more
Just One of Those Days
Here’s the thing about moving to a new country. You have an absolute blast. You learn more about yourself and what you’re capable of in two months than you probably have in the past 2 or 3 years put together. You make friends with some amazing people, you find work, you find your little ‘niche’ … Read more
International (Easter) Food Party
Yesterday everyone in my house was tasked with contributing a dish from their home country to our Easter party. In a house made up of two French guys, 2 Colombians, 2 Italians, a Brazilian, and another English girl, as well as contributions from another French man and an Indian from next door, I was quite … Read more
A New Quest
So I’ve taken charge of my life in so many ways over the past few months, but still I don’t look after my body properly. Everyday I say ‘today’s a new day, I’ll eat better’ blah blah blah, and then I don’t. Or I’ll start exercising and eating well for about a week, see some … Read more
Just passed 5,000!
Yay, we passed the 5,000 views mark!! Thanks everyone who’s followed this from the beginning, and welcome to all of you who have just discovered it I hope you’ve all enjoyed reading about my adventures, successes and disasters in the culinary world so far & even given a few of these recipes a go yourselves. … Read more
The 2,000 Cupcake Challenge
In order to reach my goal of getting out to Australia by the beginning of March, I have worked out that I need to sell 2,000 cupcakes at £1.50 each (£2.00 for carrot cupcakes). Unfortunately, the small income that I’m currently on means it’d take me a good several months to achieve this. So, if … Read more
Coming Up
I know I’ve been very quiet, but that’s not to say I haven’t been a very busy kitchen bee. Here’s what’s in store Lemon Cupcakes (yum, yum, and double yum) Lemon Sorbet and Almond Tuiles Chocolate, Pear and Pistachio Meringue Gateaux Pain D’Epi And a couple of somewhat belated Christmas posts… Sugar Cookies Retro Black … Read more
