Author Archives: Lina

Inspired by the sight of the Hairy Bikers devouring this in a hut in Austria, we hunted down some recipes on the internet and came up with the Penguin version, which tends to be known as “spaetzle”, possibly because this … Continue reading →

When you’ve got mozzarella that needs using up and you want something to cheer you up at the end of the first rainy day in months, pizza is the way to go. We pretty much used the BBC Good Food … Continue reading →

While I track down the many photos that I’ve been saving up for posts, here’s a post from last year that got left as a draft. It’s still true, and the recipe works (though I’m not sure where I found … Continue reading →

“Shall we have pancakes for breakfast?” “Yes, let’s!” And what could be better at halftime of the Wales-South Africa World Cup match than tasty American pancakes? There was an article recently (I believe in the Guardian magazine, but it might … Continue reading →

Torta di pomodori This is a recipe from Mama’s Italian Cookbook, which I modified very slightly. Tomato-flavoured pastry is definitely the way forward. Filling: 2tbsp butter 1tbsp caster sugar (Demerara works too, but watch out that you don’t overcook it … Continue reading →