By Rachel Davies Have you ever walked around a food shop, examining the unfamiliar ingredients and wondering how you could turn them into something delicious? Well that’s what I do regularly in the Japanese store near where I live. Everything seems exotic, and I can’t wait to take the ingredients home,... Read More
By Rachel Davies When I was very young, my father worked directly above a Spaghetti House restaurant. Every Christmas the manager would give him a pannetone to take home for us (the start of my obsession with the yeasty melt-in-your-mouth cake), and whenever I had lunch with my dad we’d... Read More
By Rachel Davies Finally we’ve had some sunshine! I’ve put my super-thick down jacket away (briefly?) and am loving the thought of days in the sun, glass of Pimms in hand, soaking up the rays. How we love to dream! You might have noticed that we’re coming out of the early... Read More
By Rachel Davies My friend Lizzie set off to New York not long after we left university, and has been an international jet-setter ever since. She is currently living in New Zealand with her lovely boyfriend Pete, enjoying summer and an outdoor life while we are surrounded by cold. A... Read More
By Rachel Davies I’m privileged to have a few nieces and nephews to hang out with, but beyond that I don’t get to spend that much time with children, so I hoped that the group I was teaching at this year’s Gefiltefest would respond well to my class on ‘Gross... Read More
By Rachel Davies My absolutely favourite food of the moment to make is the South American grain that no one can pronounce – quinoa. It’s packed with protein, has been heralded as a superfood, and is the perfect backdrop for lots of lovely flavours. One of the many quinoa dishes in... Read More
By Rachel Davies I seem to be on a roll with the crystallised ginger. My Ginger Crunch recipe has got great feedback from lots of happy bakers (and eaters), so I thought I’d continue. Plus I’ve still got more ginger to get through. As I type, I’m also eating the first... Read More
By Rachel Davies I first learnt to make risotto with my Italian housemate Barbara, in a small Zambian village. The Italians who had previously lived in our house had left behind treats, sent out to them by friends and family – Italian biscuits, pasta, tomato sauce, anchovy paste, and risotto... Read More
By Rachel Davies The biggest joy of visiting a country, for me at least, is the food. Before our honeymoon in Sri Lanka, I’d watched Rick Stein bounding around, enthusiastically tasting Sri Lankan food with a big smile on his face, and I couldn’t wait to eat everything. Once there, the... Read More
