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Journal

A running log of cooking experiments and recipes, mostly notes to myself.

Mason jar of chilli oil labelled CHILLI OIL 26/10

First Chilli Oil

Tried making chilli oil for the first time. Mostly because I bought a bunch of mason jars and a fun professional looking ladle scooping thing. I wanted 1 portion to be one scoop but that much oil…

Sweet potato risotto in a wide white bowl, topped with buttered carrots, carrot top pesto and roasted pumpkin seeds

Sweet potato risotto with carrot top pesto

October 21, 2026

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Monica absolutely loves sweet potato. And this year has been big for risottos for me personally. Really been getting into them and making different variations. So here I’ve delved into a sweet potato…

Chicken pieces in a pale yellow saffron and almond cream gravy in a steel pan on the hob

Saffron malai chicken with garlic naan

I’d been craving something I don’t think I’ve actually had before. It was just an idea, a notion, an image, a feeling. I wanted a malai saffron creamy gravy with fresh garlic naan. So I made it.…