Tiny Test Kitchen

In the summer (and through most of the winter/fall/spring, when I am missing summer) I make guacamole a couple of times a week. I adore being able to eat huge scoopfuls of a dip without having to feel a tiny bit guilty. While most of the avocado’s calories come from fats, they are healthy monounsaturated […]

This soup is pretty much the most ideal use of sweet, juicy, late summer tomatoes. It is rich, filling, sweet and spicy but it is also completely dairy and gluten free. The texture comes from the tomatoes and the onions without any need for a thickener. The ground cumin, whole cumin seed, chili flakes and […]

A couple of weeks ago the hubbie and I went to the famous Peter Luger steakhouse for a friend’s bon voyage party. My recommendations are to get the steak for 2, medium-rare, their thinly cut onion rings, special fried German potatoes and for goodness sakes, you should get the thick cut bacon to start and […]

Even though I am a pretty strict carnivore (that can be a thing, right?), growing up I loved visiting Cranks with my mum and my sister. While I can’t remember the location we went to (Mum, maybe you can help me?), I do remember walking down the stairs from street level and joining the long […]

Last week when the hubby and I were eating our lamb chops right before I began to grill them I decided something was missing from the meal. We were having Homity Pie, asparagus and these beautiful boneless lamb loin chops but I wanted some sort of sauce or gravy on the plate. Without wanting to […]

This dessert is every bit as sinfully delicious, decadent and moreish as the name suggests.  I am totally in love with white chocolate as I you may have notice when I posted a recipe for White Chocolate Chip Cookies before posting one for regular choc chip cookies!  An obsession with vanilla lends itself to a […]

I was lucky enough to go to the University of St Andrews in Scotland (before you ask – I do not play golf…) There were so many reasons that I was insanely lucky to attend but here are the top two: it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been and full […]

These delightful, fluffy “cheesy puffs” always go quickly at any party. They are so easy to make; after making a simple choux pastry with Gruyère and Parmesan added, all that is left is to pipe them out and bake them. These have gotten me out of many a pinch when I know that I am […]

After last week’s Barbecue Chicken Thighs this recipe may be the second easiest recipe I have posted on this site. I almost feel guilty for posting them both together. The only reasons that I do not are firstly I know how little I want to be standing in front of a hot stove in the […]

I am slightly crazy about barbecue. As I have mentioned before, I grew up in England and barbecue there is not so much an art form but more slabs of meat blackened over charcoal. My first foray into the world of bbq was a place in Washington DC called Rockland’s. The initial bite into the […]