Sometimes I’m lucky enough to stumble upon the occasional hidden away eatery that is truly unique, a little bit under-the-radar, and with an edge of naughtiness. Somewhere with a rebellious spirit and a generous nature. I almost don’t want to tell you about this one, but I’m feeling festively generous. And the food is a-mazing. […]
I often like to take little snaps of foodie things that have made me content or just laugh out loud. Just quick pix with my crappy mobile phone. They don’t really merit a whole blog post on their own, but, being a bit of a food nerd, I think they’re worth a quick mention. On […]
Some nights when I’m traipsing home from work in the dark and the rain, I know exactly what I want for dinner: a comforting spicy bowl of creamy lentil dhal. Perfect for curling up on the sofa with and watching some trashy TV. And when you fry the spices, your house will smell amazing! You […]
Here is the recipe of the pear cake I made last weekend – the one that sent me into a rage because the River Cottage recipe I was using as a guideline was wrong. Anyway, after all the angst and swearing, the resulting amended version was absolutely bloody delicious with a really buttery sweetness and […]
Yesterday I had a day where everything went so wrong in the kitchen that I wanted to stab a fork in somebody’s eye. I was taken over with Kitchen Rage. My blog is called Tales of the Tiny Kitchen because that’s what I have: my kitchen is minuscule, and the problem is worsened because my […]
My obsession with Vietnam and Vietnamese food began about six years ago when I read ‘A Cook’s Tour’ by chef Anthony Bourdain. As I read his fervent descriptions of his culinary road trip through Vietnam, detailing the vibrancy of the food and its and eye-popping flavours, spices and marinades, I just knew I had to […]
Photo: courtesy of Oliver Rowe of Konstam So the autumn leaves are whipping about your feet, the weather’s gone moody…what to do? Stay at home, bolt the door and hide under a pile of blankets? Or perhaps make some nice tasty preserves? I’ve managed to snaffle a couple of killer recipes from Konstam and The […]
My poor friend K was unlucky enough to be admitted to Cambridge’s Addenbrookes Hospital recently for an op, and this is what they fed her (she was lucky to escape with her life, quite frankly): Cheese pie – note the luminosity of the radioactive cheese and powdery mash: Strawberry jelly: or is it ectoplasm retrieved […]
This is a really easy-to-make and delicious dip that is a life saver if you’ve got people piling round in 10 minutes, and haven’t had time to run out and buy some houmous. Not that this is like houmous at all: it’s a butterbean dip flavoured with lemon and smoky paprika. It’s really moreish and […]
I love the Two Fat Ladies cookery show. Although Jennifer Paterson is sadly dead, the shows are still re-run on the Good Food channel. What could be better than the sight of Clarissa Dickson Wright pouring goose fat, clotted cream and lard into most of the recipes as she rants about the virtues of hunting, […]
Toast & Butter 