JUNE

Hello!

June is finally here! And thanks to the appearance of some sun this bank holiday weekend, it’s starting to finally feel like Summer (hooray!)
This month, it seems like there’s an explosion of newness coming into season - I’m mostly just excited that strawberries have arrived. For me, they signify the real start of summer. Hot days spent in the sun, eating enough of them ‘til you feel a little sick, everything slightly covered red and sticky. Both of this months recipes are strawberry based, here’s an accompanying playlist that feels appropriate for cooking right now.

Also in season in June; apricots, nectarines, broad beans and kohlrabi. Be sure to pick some elderflower too because it’s not around for long!

Big love, Emma x

Roasted Strawberries for Breakfast

Roasted strawberries are wonderful. That’s all I have to say about them. The star anise marries with their flavour really well but if you don’t have any, try a cautious sprinkling of cinnamon instead. They can be roasted the night before and kept in the fridge ready to be eaten toppled onto yoghurt for a fresh Summer breakfast. This recipe is great if you’ve got some less than perfect strawberries that have gone a little mushy.

Serves 2

Ingredients:
250g ripe strawberries
1tbsp olive oil
1tsp caster sugar
1 star anise 
300g greek or natural yoghurt 

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC fan.

2. Hull and half the strawberries, place in an oven dish.

3. Toss the strawberries in the olive oil and sugar and add in the star anise.

4. Roast for 25 minutes, giving them a shake halfway through.

5. Let them cool completely before piling over bowls of yoghurt.

Strawberries, Hazelnuts, Meringue

This roulade pudding is actually super simple to make, don’t let the meringue phase you. The making of it is super quick too and can be made earlier in the day, ready to later be unveiled at any summer dinner party, barbecue or picnic. I’m also an advocate of eating any leftovers for breakfast the next morning.

The hazelnuts are such a great flavour pairing with the strawberry and makes the meringue a little more interesting, however feel free to omit them if you need to. Find the recipe here.

Here are some of my favourite instagrams from the last month. This beautiful shot styled by Louie Waller for Modern Quilting by House of Quinn. This dreamy looking setup from Object Story. Ed Smith’s new book Crave was released last week. This tomato salad is taken from it and is exactly what I want to be eating for the rest of Summer.