29th May, 7.40am I placed a small pan of water on to heat up and filled the kettle with water … More
Category: Breakfast
diary
28th May, 7.30am I cooked two eggs just below boiling point for 6 minutes and put them in a small glass … More
Baked Green Eggs
I have made less successful versions of this before; it was rather good this morning. I think it worked better … More
two home snacks I have enjoyed this week
1. salted butter, tahini and sliced banana on toasted German rye bread 2. tablespoons of thick greek yogurt, 1/2 tablespoon … More
Tahini French Toast
A colleague recently gave me some almond confectionary called Turrón after a holiday in Spain. Scandalously, I have taken to having … More
Breakfast variations: Fried courgette flowers with poached strawberries
Undeniably excessive I suppose. We didn’t have any bread and I didn’t want tomatoes and eggs again, so I picked … More
Breakfast variations: baked chard, tomatoes, cream and eggs
serves 2 Turn the oven onto medium hot. You could also use spinach. Wash and then blanch a good handful … More
Breakfast variations: figs, ricotta, yogurt, walnuts, honey, olive oil
Cut fresh ripe figs open into quarters and put on a plate. Spoon a hefty spoon of ricotta onto the … More
Breakfast variations: courgettes, yogurt and fried egg with harissa
I made this a few days ago, I make it relatively often, it’s fabulous. You can use the same pan … More
Breakfast variations: baked tomatoes and scrambled egg
I never put tomatoes in the fridge because I heard a scientist in an episode of the BBC radio show … More