Coffee and walnut layer cake
In my experience, cake tends to make people happy. Yes yes and fat but who cares, it’s cake. This is a wonderful, light, fluffy cake that...
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Rosie van der Elst
Jan 25, 2020
Japchae
I use the name ‘Japchae’ because the premise is the same, and the flavours are the same, but in fact i’ve taken many liberties here. This...
Rosie van der Elst
Jun 11, 2019
Char siu pork stuffed milk buns (Hokkaido)
Think soft, buttery, mouth-watering pull-apart bread rolls filled with lightly charred, crispy yet soft, saucy chunks of char siu pork. ...
Rosie van der Elst
Mar 4, 2019
Hot artichoke & chili dip
This is my ‘let’s pretend I’m being fancy but I’m actually not’ dip. I actually wrote this in 2014, but a having made it recently at a...
Rosie van der Elst
Feb 15, 2019
Miso glazed aubergine
I think before this recipe i’ve cooked with aubergines about 5 times in my life. Since discovering this recipe, i’ve made it 5 times...
Rosie van der Elst
Dec 28, 2018
Soy-marinated eggs
These eggs are something i’ve been making for a long time. I call them ramen eggs. Named as such because I initially found the concept in...
Rosie van der Elst
Sep 11, 2018
Charred cabbage with browned anchovy butter, capers and dill
It may seem simple, but there is so much texture, taste, beauty and general wonderment that comes from a charred hunk of cabbage. Combine...
Rosie van der Elst
Jun 27, 2018
Marinated goats cheese with spices
I have a friend who always goes the extra mile when it comes to food. He does the “I just threw it together” thing, but kindly, with a...
Rosie van der Elst
Apr 29, 2018
Korean rice balls (ugly kimbap)
Sometimes we have ideas that are realised pretty instantly, and sometimes we have those that plant a little seed and grow, slowly, in...
Rosie van der Elst
Mar 12, 2018
Creamy sea salt fudge
The term ‘creamy’ is in there for a reason. This is not brittle, crumbly, hard fudge but creamy, soft, melt in your mouth wonderousness;...
Rosie van der Elst
Dec 10, 2017
Beef rendang
This is a weekend recipe. Make a huge batch and keep it to feed yourselves for a few days (or share it, if you must), it only improves...
Rosie van der Elst
Aug 14, 2017
Chicken Laksa
Laksa. A coconutty, curryish, creamy, spicy soup filled with silken rice noodles and topped with damn delicious chicken, herbs and more...
Rosie van der Elst
Jul 2, 2017
Flammkuchen with burrata, capers & anchovy oil
If you’re wondering what a flammkuchen is, it’s basically a heartily topped Alsatian and South German flatbread (and can also be known as...
Rosie van der Elst
Jun 15, 2017
Crab stick and avocado tacos
It was thanks to Breddos Tacos in London that I first discovered what it really means to eat a taco; how using such a simple combination...
Rosie van der Elst
May 8, 2017
Miso salmon with udon noodles and crispy kale
This was an experiment that turned out wonderously. Having wanted to use miso paste for a while, I bought myself a little pack that then...
Rosie van der Elst
Apr 24, 2017
Spelt buttermilk pancakes
If you’re looking for something healthy, I don’t mean to disappoint you, but this is a pancake recipe. Yes I’m using spelt flour, but...
Rosie van der Elst
Mar 31, 2017
Pepparkakor & cream pudding
This recipe has two ingredients, pepparkakor (Swedish gingersnaps) + whipped cream. I know, amazing. I complicated it by adding some...
Rosie van der Elst
Feb 27, 2017
Blackberry layer cake with yuzu curd
As is often the way with me, I bought an exciting ingredient on a whim, used it for the one recipe I needed it for, then watched it sit...
Rosie van der Elst
Feb 13, 2017
Sausage rolls with chilli, feta and sage
Sausage rolls are right up there with Scotch eggs on the comfort food / general amazingness scale of British snacks; there is no time...
Rosie van der Elst
Jan 30, 2017
Praline truffles, two ways: crunchy praline truffles & praline ganache truffles
So these crunchy ones aren’t teeeechnically truffles … but if you ask a random person on the street what a truffle is, they are probably...
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