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Banoffee Muffins

Banoffee Muffins

  My first ever cookbook was a flimsy little thing not even 60 pages long entitled “Even more muffins” – the sequel to “Muffins” (which a part of me always regretted not owning). It is in German with the cover depicting a single blueberry muffin 

Keiko’s Japanese Style Fried Chicken

Keiko’s Japanese Style Fried Chicken

There is a tale of two tales here. Yes, one is certainly about fried chicken; and much can be said about fried chicken. The outside crips, the inside juicy and succulent. Universally loved. Often consumed at the end of a night out, when any shame 

Free From Chocolate and Pear Cake

Free From Chocolate and Pear Cake

There is a part of me that has always been a little bit scared of free from recipes. Perhaps it is the fear that whatever I am making is going to fall so short of my idea of a good recipe or because, having been 

Muhammara

Muhammara

  What I remember most about Syria is how friendly the people were. Not just the people you usually expect to be friendly like the hotel receptionist or the tour guide. No – everyone we met was extremely kind and helpful. Our slightly run down 

New Blog &  Butter Biscuits

New Blog & Butter Biscuits

Hello – welcome to my brand new/old website and blog. Basically the same as the old but newer and better. Why the change you may ask? While there was nothing wrong with “Nayla’s Kitchen” it was only ever a working title until I came up 

CHOCOLATE & WALNUT BROWNIES

CHOCOLATE & WALNUT BROWNIES

  What do you associate with brownies? For me, it is certainly hedonism. For surely there is nothing as intrinsically pleasurable – both for the senses and the mind. In moderation of course. Now, if the first thing that springs to your mind is a certain 

HOMEMADE, AUTHENTIC PRETZEL RECIPE

HOMEMADE, AUTHENTIC PRETZEL RECIPE

As a German, in particular a Bavarian, life is meaningless without pretzels (or as it is known in German ‘Brezel’ or ‘Breze’ if you are inclined to be authentically Bavarian). That holds true, even if you are only half German like me… You can eat them 

COURGETTE, FETA AND OLIVE PASTA

COURGETTE, FETA AND OLIVE PASTA

This courgette and feta pasta recipe is wonderfully simple and absolutely delicious. It makes a great lunch or dinner, for yourself, family or friends – pretty much any time of year. However, I can especially recommend this on a late summers evening, sat in the 

PLUM CRUMBLE CAKE

PLUM CRUMBLE CAKE

  Plums will forever remind me of the Indian summers of my childhood. Where afternoons are bathed in a soft golden light with trees and bushes suddenly awash in vibrant reds, oranges and yellows. Where leaves rustle amongst your feet as you walk and a slight 

SIMPLE GRANOLA

SIMPLE GRANOLA

I used to love granola for breakfast. As a teenager I’d buy strawberry granola from the supermarket and eat a huge bowlful before school in the morning. It was crunchy. It was sweet. It was delicious. Then, as I got older I started to pay