THE INDEX · 33 RECIPES
Everything we've cooked twice
Fifteen years of the blog, tidied into eight tags. Nothing here is aspirational — if it's in the index we've made it on a weeknight or for people we like.
BAKING8
MAINS10
VEGETARIAN9
DESSERTS9
GRAINS7
SALADS4
BRUNCH3
GLUTEN FREE1
ALL 33 RECIPES
Tags stack up — pick two and you'll get recipes matching either.
SALADS
Fig Salad
Praline for crunch, fried capers for salt, and more parmesan than seems reasonable, tossed over quartered figs.
35 min
Aug 2026
BAKING · GLUTEN FREE · GRAINS
Gluten Free Sourdough Bread
Five flours, no pulling and folding, and a loaf my husband can finally eat.
4 days
Feb 2021
BAKING · GRAINS
How to Sourdough
Someone gave you a jar of starter and now you feel obliged. Equipment, fridge maintenance, a timeline that assumes you have a job.
4 days
Oct 2020
DESSERTS · BAKING
Victim Cookies
Shortbread people, a toothpick, and red food colouring. Popular with hungry guests.
1 hr
Oct 2012
DESSERTS · BAKING · FROM SKINNYTASTE
Meringue Ghosts
Four egg whites, thirty-six ghosts, and an oven you leave off overnight.
overnight
Oct 2012
MAINS · VEGETARIAN
Top Notch Vegetarian Lasagne
You do not need to be an accomplished chef. Aubergine, spinach, two cheeses, no shortcuts on the layering.
1 hr 20
Mar 2012
DESSERTS
Panna Cotta with Raspberry and Blueberry Coulis
Do the whole thing the day before. Agar-set cream, a cinnamon-spiced berry coulis spooned on at the end.
20 min + chill
Mar 2012
DESSERTS · BAKING · FROM ALLRECIPES.COM
Pumpkin Pecan Pie
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Oct 2009
VEGETARIAN · FROM DELICIOUS
Roasted Garlic, Thyme and Beetroot
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Feb 2009
MAINS · GRAINS
Seafood Risotto
The one Rob asks for by name. A bag of mixed seafood, a squeeze of lemon, parmesan stirred in at the end.
40 min
Nov 2008
BAKING · DESSERTS
Banana Bread
Joy of Cooking, lightly modified. Lemon rind in the batter, walnuts folded in, ready in an hour.
1 hr
Nov 2008
SALADS · VEGETARIAN
Mushroom Salad
Doesn't taste like mushrooms, somehow. Raw, sliced thin, drowned in lemon and olive oil for a few hours.
2–3 hrs
May 2008
BAKING · BRUNCH
Blueberry Muffins
Half the berries mashed into the batter, the rest folded in whole. Twelve muffins, twenty minutes.
35 min
Feb 2008
MAINS · FROM MASTERCHEF
Dauphinoise Potatoes
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Nov 2007
DESSERTS · FROM LIV THORNE
Hot Chocolate Pudding
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Nov 2007
MAINS · VEGETARIAN · FROM GOURMET
Gratineed Gnocchi with Spinach and Ricotta
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Oct 2007
GRAINS
Wild Rice Stuffing
Built for a Canadian Thanksgiving bird — apples, raisins, walnuts, wild rice imported for the occasion.
1 hr
Oct 2007
MAINS · FROM BBC FOOD
Pork Stroganoff
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Sep 2007
VEGETARIAN · FROM BON APPETIT
Mustard-crusted Tofu with Kale and Sweet Potato
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Sep 2007
GRAINS · VEGETARIAN · FROM 101COOKBOOKS.COM
Delicious Quinoa Big Bowl
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Sep 2007
BRUNCH · GRAINS
Breakfast Kasha
Toasted buckwheat groats, an egg stirred in before the water, twenty minutes on the hob.
20 min
Sep 2007
DESSERTS · BAKING
Melissa's Easy Chocolate Cake
Vinegar in the batter, two icings to choose from. Took longer to lick the bowl than to make it.
45 min
Sep 2007
BRUNCH
Swedish Puffed Pancake
Batter into a pan straight from a hot oven. Go shower while it puffs; drizzle with honey and cinnamon.
40 min
Sep 2007
MAINS · FROM DELICIOUS
Thai-style Beef with Spinach
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Sep 2007
VEGETARIAN · FROM CULINA MUNDI
Eggplant au Gratin with Feta
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Sep 2007
MAINS · VEGETARIAN · FROM DELICIOUS
Broccoli, Sultana and Chilli Penne with Parmesan Crumbs
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Aug 2007
MAINS
Chicken Farmer's Chicken
Wholewheat flour and herbs, basted with butter, roasted until the skin crisps. From my mom's cookbook.
1 hr
Aug 2007
MAINS · FROM DELICIOUS
Pan-fried Chicken in a Grana Padano Crust
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Aug 2007
SALADS · FROM DELICIOUS
Chicory, Golden Raisin and Green Bean Salad
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Aug 2007
DESSERTS · FROM NATHAN ENG
Easy Baileys Cheesecake
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Aug 2007
SALADS · VEGETARIAN · GRAINS
Tabouli
Bulgur, lemon, garlic, a fistful of parsley. The one people ask for the recipe at the pot-luck.
3 hrs
Aug 2007
DESSERTS · FROM EXCLUSIVELY FOOD
Apple Crumble
A recipe we didn't write, kept because it earns its place at the table.
Jul 2007
MAINS
Fast-Fry, Hot and Sticky Sweet Meat
Tamari and honey, fifteen minutes, everything measured before the pan gets hot.
15 min
Jul 2007
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