June is the month of longest days, of herbaceous borders, roses and elderflower, of picnics, garden teas, barbecues and al fresco drinks – any excuse to eat and imbibe outside while we can. Even on those inevitable rainy days (this is English … [Read more...]
Fresh coconut cake and cream pie, oh my…
It's April, the cherry blossom and lilac are in glorious bloom, and it's Easter week. In our house this means it's time to make fresh coconut cake, which for idiosyncratic reasons I always associate with this time of year. There's something about … [Read more...]
Easter recipes: brunch baked eggs with chorizo, potato, tomato and spinach; and carrot cupcakes with a touch of whimsy
Easter brings out the child in me. It was always the time when we five girls had a huge amount of fun with springtime ramblings, colouring Easter eggs, and of course waking up on Easter Sunday to our Easter baskets – no such thing in the States as … [Read more...]
Chocolate Guinness cake
With a name like Donohue, it’s considered almost obligatory that I would be partial to Irish stout. I will raise a modest half-pint to St Patrick today, but bake it in the popular chocolate cake that bears its name, and I’m in there with … [Read more...]
Finding time in the festive season
[This is one in a series of Crumbs on the Table columns published in Cambridge Magazine. It includes recipes for a lightly curried Salmon Egg Gratin that's a do-ahead boon for lunch, brunch, dinner or as part of a holiday buffet; plus a whimsical … [Read more...]
Blackcurrant streusel cake
Blackcurrants can do things no other fruit can. They are being championed as the neglected superfood, and their sharpness and intensity make them useful for adding some serious pucker-power to baked goods and fruit compotes or fruit salads -- an … [Read more...]