MY DARLING LEMON THYME

Pumpkin + ginger chutney

And just like that we’re already halfway through the year, I don’t mean to alarm you but it’s less than 6 months until we reach 2020! How is that even possible? Every year I hope things might slow down long enough for me to catch my breath, create recipes for this site and actually have […]

Persimmon + ginger chia pudding (vegan + gluten-free)

For those of you who have been here awhile, you’ll already know the love I have for persimmons. I’ve shared a few recipes both here (links below) and in my second cookbook and they’re one of the things I most look forward to eating, every single autumn. Growing up they were a rare treat, eaten […]

Blueberry + coconut chocolate eggs

Blueberry + coconut chocolate eggs | My Darling Lemon Thyme

These, dare-I-say-it ‘healthy-er’ Easter eggs are made using a handful of simple ingredients all coated in melted dark chocolate…

Plum, cardamom + black pepper shrub

Shrubs are the perfect way to preserve the last of summer’s plums in this apple-cider vinegar boosted drink laced with cardamom + black pepper.

Bread and butter pickles (gluten-free + vegan)

Things are looking a bit sad in the garden at this time of the year. We’ve just picked the last of our cucumbers, our courgette (zucchini) are nearing their last legs, I’ve pulled out all my flowers (sob), bar a few sunflowers which I’m waiting to save seeds from. Our Maori potatoes are nearly dying […]

Smash-roasted perlas potatoes with creamy horseradish mayonnaise

Growing up we ate a lot of potatoes. Mum has mentioned more than once there were times when us kids only ate potatoes and not much else! I’m sure we ate other things, but I do have strong memories of freshly cooked spuds, generously slathered in butter and sprinkled with nutritional yeast (don’t judge, we […]

Chive Blossom Vinegar + a little garden update

When I started this blog (nearly 9 years ago!) we had our little veggie garden going in the backyard of our first house. We grew as much as we could in the 3 small raised beds we had. Then we moved to Western Australia, and in the 5 years we spent there we tried our […]