Pancakes with Brandied Peaches

I made these pancakes on a Sunday when I had leftover brandy from a dinner party and ripe peaches sitting on the counter. The peaches, cut into eight pieces each, cooked in a saucepan with brandy and sugar for about ten minutes until soft and …

Coconut Strawberry Popsicles

Three ingredients and a freezer. One cup of strawberries, one cup of coconut milk, and two tablespoons of honey blended until smooth. Poured into popsicle moulds, sticks inserted, frozen for at least four hours. The popsicles come out creamy, pink, and dairy-free. These don’t last …

Southern Strawberry Cake

My aunt in Mississippi made this cake for every family birthday, and nobody ever complained that it started with a box of white cake mix. The mix combined with a packet of strawberry gelatin, four eggs, vegetable oil, water, mashed fresh strawberries, milk, and vanilla …

Vegan Blueberry and Peach Crumble

The moment you open the oven after forty-five minutes, the kitchen smells like a fruit stand in July. Three cups of blueberries and four sliced peaches with sugar, flour, and lemon juice, baked under a crumble of oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted vegan …

Green Pea Pasta Salad with Halloumi

Why does this pasta salad have wasabi in the dressing? Because wasabi mayonnaise mixed with Greek yoghurt and lemon juice makes a dressing that is creamy, tangy, and sharp in a way that regular mayo never manages. It coats pasta, blanched green peas, fava beans, …