NO-CHURN STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM ICE CREAM

No-churn strawberries + cream ice cream | Hello Victoria In my quest for more no-churn ice cream recipes, I came up with this delight. It’s strawberries and cream season over here, especially with Wimbledon just over, so why not ice cream? Enter my way to use up some of summer’s red + juicy bounty – strawberries … Read more

EASY THREE INGREDIENT PINEAPPLE POPSICLES

Three-ingredient pineapple popsicles | Hello Victoria Now, lots of recipes out there call themselves quick, simple, or easy… but I am here to say that THIS pineapple popsicle recipe, is seriously easy! You just chop up some pineapple (or buy it pre-cut – it’s up to you how lazy you want to be) and mix it with two other ingredients. As … Read more

WARM SWEET POTATO, CHICKPEA + TAHINI SALAD

Just a quick post today. I’m on a roll with the salads and lighter fare lately! Maybe it’s the warm weather, or maybe it’s because Richard is away? I find that when I am alone, I tend to eat almost entirely vegetarian cuisine, completely without thought. I guess my brain doesn’t think “meat” when I’m … Read more

ADVENTURES IN FORAGING: STINGING NETTLE PESTO

While in my course at the Northwest Culinary Academy, we spent a day at an allotment garden in Richmond. Part of what we learned was about foraging for edible items. One of the things readily available in the springtime is stinging nettle! As the culinary students were required to use a foraged item in their menu … Read more

KITCHEN PROGRESS: DEMOLITION + REPAIRS

Welcome to demolition! Okay, so I’ve given you an overview of our plans for this kitchen, and what we’re hoping to accomplish. We thought it would be a relatively straightforward couple of days, but boy… were we wrong! Once we started demolition, we realized we had created quite a mess for ourselves. Let me try and break down where we went awry. … Read more

TWO DAYS IN BRIGHTON

Artist Residence in Brighton | Hello Victoria For a while now, Richard and I have been talking about spending a couple days down in Brighton. It’s so close by, which makes it perfect for a quick little weekend, or even a day trip by train! And of course, ever since watching the original A&E Pride and … Read more