CHOCOLATE-CHERRY CUPCAKES
It is March 2008 and we have just got back from a trip to southeast Asia, Australia and all of that. The cupcake is only just a thing. Or actually I have no proper idea whether it’s a thing or … Continue reading
Author Archives: lauragoodman
CLOTTED CREAM CARAMELS
I became aware of the caramel as a thing in 2013. Is that surprising to you? Have you been eating individually wrapped caramels all your life? Good for you! I was only aware of caramel as a sauce, or a filling, or … Continue reading
NIGELLA CHRISTMAS
There has been a general malaise about me for the last month, and especially surrounding me and the oven. We were supposed to get a new one in before Christmas but it wouldn’t fit, so now we have to wait … Continue reading
ACTUAL BRIOCHE LOAF
Baking is mad. There are a million different things that have a combo of butter, flour, sugar and eggs at their hearts. So, when I set out to make brioche, I wasn’t convinced I’d end up with brioche. Maybe I wasn’t capable of kneading … Continue reading
PASTELERÍA IDEAL
I’m eating a taco al pastor after an accidental 4-hour nap and there is this squealing sound that makes the kid next to me drop his horchata. “Ah,” says Rich. “Camotes”. A man walks through the middle of the road … Continue reading
OATMEAL MASCARPONE COOKIE STACK
There have always been cookies. But more glamorous things kept usurping them. Cupcakes! Doughnuts! Cronuts! Even muffins. Plus, too many cookies are mediocre. The difference between a soft, chewy, crisp-around-the-edges cookie and a cookie that isn’t any of those things … Continue reading
GUINNESS PUNCH
Once, I went to Canada on my own to learn to ski (for work). After a top day spent falling over and being told off, I sat on my own drinking small stouts in the corner of a dumb ski bar, full … Continue reading
GINGERBREAD
Why are we only supposed to eat gingerbread at Christmas? We have enough to eat then. These gingerbreads are nothing like the lads whose heads you like to bite off in December. They are soft, somewhere between cake and biscuit, … Continue reading
I’M IN LUCKY PEACH!
I’m in the SEASHORE issue and I’m really happy about it. My piece is about cockles from Essex, and it sits alongside loads of other seafood loveliness. It’s out for reals on August 19th. That Vic took some lovely pics for it. Chiiiiiiipsssssss!
BORDIER ❤
I once read some writing guidelines that said you shouldn’t write stories about moments in time that change everything forever, because that’s boring. Never mind. Isn’t that most stories? Paris, my birthday, spring. We’ve torn through a poulet rôti in … Continue reading