About

I'm a home cook, not a chef. I started this blog in 2024 to keep track of recipes I kept rewriting on scraps of paper, and to stop sending friends long messages every time they asked how I made something.

Most of what I cook is European comfort food: Italian braises, German and Scandinavian baking, a lot of soups. I cook for two on weekdays and for six or eight at weekends.

There are no ads and no affiliate links here. If I mention a pan or a tool, it's because I use it every week.

Recipes are tested in a small flat kitchen with an electric oven, a single heavy casserole and a cheap kitchen scale. If something doesn't work for you, it's usually the oven — ovens lie.