The Cafe Cat

  Ok, here's a really basic recipe for easy, mess-free, adaptable banana bread. I posted it a few years ago covered with dried figs and ...

I had this bread once at local restaurant - Finsbury Park's awesome SEASON - and it took a number of attempts before I had to me...

There's nothing easier but as impressive as a chocolate truffle. Especially when it's infused with sweet, uplifting Earl Grey te...

There are few things that take me back to my childhood as much as salty peanut butter and chocolate - the smell is intoxicating and mak...

I really dislike white chocolate. Apparently though, I had just had the misfortune of eating rubbish white chocolate. It turns out t...

I'm not good with breakfast unless it's the weekend, so I'm always trying to find things that are easy to make and tos...

When a dear friend of ours was set to be married, the best man wanted to hold a stag do that was truly befitting of the groom. Fun, intimat...

Could this be the very easiest chocolate cake recipe out there? One pan, 5-ingredients and less than 40-minutes.  The extra great t...

I often forget how much I like ceviche. Not just because of its fresh, punchy flavours, but because it's just so very easy to make ...

This cake encapsulates some of my favourite scents. The malty-ness of black tea with bergamot, the mellow tones of vanilla, and sweet,...

Adapted from recipe: BBC Good Food Ingredients 110g/4oz unsalted butter 110g/4oz golden syrup 1 tsp vanilla extract 225g/8oz ...

It's been a while since the last instalment of this series - just a casual year and a half - but I like it for documenting things...

In my mind, panna cotta was always the stuff of 90s menus. I had had few good experiences except for a handful of  recent times when I foun...

"I'm making you your birthday present again this year, so, what's your favourite nut?" "Hmm, I think it has ...

One of my favourite memories from living in Kent is when I worked in a local farm kitchen, in the middle of the countryside. It was my job ...

From the wonderful Sophie at   The Cake Hunter Blood Orange & Almond Polenta Cake (adapted from Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi ...

Celia Gray, my grandmother, passed away in November 12-years ago. We loved to cook together, she in her apr...

 These beauties are just perfect to suit a late afternoon. Coarse and cakey, salty-sweet and with a gentle crust, they pair well with a t...

It's Sunday morning. You've been awake for a time but have yet to really stir. Opening your eyes, you look at the softly lit ...

In the hustle and bustle of the Big Smoke, there is always need for solace and respite from the crowds, especially at Christmas-time when t...