Feed your family. Feed your soul.
In wrapping up our month of breakfast recipes we turn to comfort food this week. A hot breakfast with eggs evokes a real sense of well being in our house, possibly because it means that we all have time to actually sit and commune.
Happy, dazed and “in a fog” is how I felt when I brought my first newborn, Lily, home from the hospital. I was pretty much useless in any other capacity than as a new mum and despite an enormous appetite I had little enthusiasm for …read more
We find our COOKGIRL closer to home this week with the adaptation of Stephanie Izard’s Pork and Coconut Soup from her cookbook Girl in the Kitchen.
If last week’s recipe for carrot soup with pine nut and caper topping was simple, wholesome and elegant then this week’s is bold, nurturing and indulgent.
When my husband, Steve, was in graduate school his professor assigned a project that required the acquisition and analysis of a unique set of data. Due to a few of Steve’s quirkier (though useful) traits, he happened to have kept a set of small notebooks …read more
I’ve just returned from Austin, Texas, where I spent a disproportionate amount of time eating with my good friend Julie. Austin is littered with al fresco fine dining and food truck spots. The whole fried branzini Thai style and Japanese crudo mackerel were possibly some of …read more
A meaty, saucy chili topped with scoops of fresh avocado and onion, a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of salty cheese is definitely a Fall favorite. Simple and lovingly prepared, a hot chili is a dish we have many opportunities to share with …read more
“You can make bread in a slow cooker?” they say, eyebrows raised, as we lift the lid off the slow cooker.
A typical Tuesday in the McKay house involves me working from home and dashing all over town when school finishes at 3.30pm to fit in all our scheduled activities.
You can see by a picture of my 3 children taken 12 years ago that I didn’t have a lot of Zen in my life.
“American history on a bun,” is how actor and food enthusiast Adam Richman described the Italian Beef sandwich. In this final installment of our “hot sandwiches” month, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to share this Chicago born special beef sandwich dipped in…yes…its own gravy.
When I arrived in Yorkshire earlier this month, we were greeted by an unusually warm, settled and balmy stretch of weather. The gift this weather gave us was being able to spend all of our time in my parents’ garden, admiring the view of the …read more
