Podcast Episodes

Loaf tins and Madeira cake 🍞

Season 1 Episode 143

Simon and I both LOVE a loaf tin for "everyday baking perfection". 

It's LOW-PRESSURE, low-stakes, but high rewards, and Simon gets so excited in today's episode that he may even actually use a swear …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

More SLOW COOKERS! 🥘

Season 1 Episode 142

Okay so we talked about slow cookers already but this recipe is worth it! Cherry tomatoes are cheap and the stunning reminder that summer is just behind us, and with Simon’s Confit Tomatoes recipe, y…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Slow cookers are AWESOME 🍲

Season 1 Episode 141

There's pretty much no way to burn food in a slow cooker, and it’s such a GIFT to get home from work and smell the dinner you got started that morning. If you have a slow-cooker gathering dust in you…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

MANBABY’S CAKE 👶🍰

Season 1 Episode 140

People talk about “love languages”? When my son wants to bond with me and hang out and spend time, he asks if we can cook a cake together ...and this is his absolute favourite. It actually is pretty …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Fantastically easy SEMOLINA GNOCCHI 🍝

Season 1 Episode 139

OMG THIS RECIPE. It's SO GOOD. According to Simon, the fancy name is Gnocchi Alla Romana, which sounds intimidating but the method is SIMPLE... I recommend coupling this recipe with Manbaby's Cake. T…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Bright & light PASTA SALAD ☀️

Season 1 Episode 139

I love the versatility of this pasta salad - AND the fact that a pasta salad exists that's not gluggy and has ZERO mayo.

Versatile? - in that you can have it warm as a main for dinner. Yes.

But you can…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

We're talking MUG CAKES 🧁

Season 1 Episode 137

What's the sell with a mug cake? Well, it's a single-serve. It comes out hot. It can be done in a work setting without bothering anyone and it's LITERALLY FRESH, HOT, PUDDINGY CAKE.   

Want more food …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Fresh, delicious and HEALTHY Nachos 🥑🌮

Season 1 Episode 136

How, how, how have we not talked about these before?! First up: can they be a full meal? (answer: YES, and in Mexico, they're often breakfast!) So can they be healthy? Well, it depends... if you foll…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Not Disappointing CORN FRITTERS 🌽

Season 1 Episode 135

Corn Fritters are one of the cafe foods that I'm MOST OFTEN disappointed by. Cafes seem to get corn fritters wrong - the corn is dry or the fritter mixture is too floury and gluey. It's enough to put…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Berries, Oats and Cream = 'Cranachan'! 🍓

Season 1 Episode 134

Via Scotland, we find a way to bypass pavlova, disrespect the Eton mess and keep moving well past it to "Cranachan" - a revelation for those who LOVE creamy, berry desserts. Seriously - you need to t…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago