Archive - Fancy Butter

A taste of Korea, part two

Contains aimless wandering, kimchi, 'investment cooking' with Korean-ish flavours, and black sesame ice cream.

Jul 13 •

June 2025

A taste of Korea

This little piggy has gone to Seoul.

Jun 29 •

The dark side and the light

The days may be short but the years are shorter. Let us eat cake.

Jun 21 •

Build me up, buttercup

Looking for some hot stuff baby this evening? I can help with that.

Jun 15 •

Going around in circles

What to cook when you're in someone else's kitchen, plus some dark and brooding treats.

Jun 8 •

How to make a birthday cake

Just in time for the King's big day, all the things I've learned about making party cakes without losing it. Plus, Nurse Gathergood's sponge and…

Jun 1 •

May 2025

How to make fancy butter

Making posh butter isn't a skill that will save you when the revolution comes, but it's quite good fun.

May 25 •

Mon petit chou-fleur

What do you do with the cauliflower that no one wants to eat?

May 18 •

Hey, my mama was right all along (mostly)

My mum, the original influencer. Plus, excellent overnight oats, brooding TV and soft bones.

May 11 •

Who owns a recipe, anyway?

A slightly hacked version of my mother-in-law's recipe for caramel slice, plus how to cheat at making confit duck.

May 4 •

April 2025

War, huh, yeah, what is it good for? And a recipe for Anzac biscuit ice cream

Apr 27 •

When autumn leaves start to fall

A salad with grunt, the trick to excellent quickled onions, and DIY chili crisp.

Apr 20 •

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