#Ruby Tandoh

[until-i-set-him-free]

the kind of love that's most at home in the kitchen

911 s7e04 "Buck, Bothered and Bewildered"// "Cupboard love: my biggest romances always begin in the kitchen" by Ella Risbridger // 911 s7e10 "All Fall Down" // "Unlikely Lovers" from Falsettos // "Leftovers" by Trista Mateer // "A Matter of Taste" by Steve Walker // "Little Miss Why So" by The Amazing Devil // "Food" by Brenda Hillman // a waffle my best friend made for me // "Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want" by Ruby Tandoh // "The Horror and the Wild" by The Amazing Devil // "Onions" by William Matthews

[rowanbough]

Also recommend Cook As You Are by Ruby Tandoh. It’s by far the best cookbook I have ever bought, but there is also a free mini easy read version downloadable from her website

People with low spoons, someone just recommended this cookbook to me, so I thought I'd pass it on.

I always look at cookbooks for people who have no energy/time to do elaborate meal preparations, and roll my eyes. Like, you want me to stay on my feet for long enough to prepare 15 different ingredients from scratch, and use 5 different pots and pans, when I have chronic fatigue and no dishwasher?

These people seem to get it, though. It's very simple in places. It's basically the cookbook for people who think, 'I'm really bored of those same five low-spoons meals I eat, but I can't think of anything else to cook that won't exhaust me'. And it's free!

[cosmoglass]

This is a 9 minute highlights video I made ages ago of Ruby Tandoh on The Great British Bake Off. My plan was to present this video to her somehow and then we would ride off into the sunset together. I never even put the video online until now but I did once get her to say ‘Thank you’ to me on Twitter. That actually calmed me down quite a bit.

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/171331134

[hometandoor]

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[worsip]

just want to add Ruby Tandoh who has currently written two excellent cookbooks that focus on accessible, affordable and indulgent home cooking.

Eat Up is an homage to Nigel Slater’s cookbook style of writing sensory and comforting pieces about food and it’s cultural and social role.

Cook As You Are was released a few years ago and is really focused on accessible cooking- she considers cooks who are wheelchair bound, dealing with chronic pain or otherwise restricted in approaching the kitchen and cooking. Once again, this is like a love letter to food and the art of home cooking.

The Dungeon Meshi renaissance is making me want to share the resources that taught me how to cook.

Don’t forget, you can check out cookbooks from the library!

Smitten Kitchen: The rare recipe blog where the blog part is genuinely good & engaging, but more important: this is a home cook who writes for home cooks. If Deb recommends you do something with an extra step, it’s because it’s worth it. Her recipes are reliable & have descriptive instructions that walk you through processes. Her three cookbooks are mostly recipes not already on the site, & there are treasures in each of them.

Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables by Joshua McFadden: This is a great guide to seasonal produce & vegetable-forward cooking, and in addition to introducing me to new-to-me vegetables (and how to select them) it quietly taught me a number of things like ‘how to make a tasty and interesting puréed soup of any root veggie’ and ‘how to make grain salads’ and ‘how to make condiments’.

Grains for Every Season: Rethinking Our Way With Grains by Joshua McFadden: in addition to infodumping in grains, this codifies some of the formulas I picked up unconsciously just by cooking a lot from the previous book. I get a lot of mileage out of the grain bowl mix-and-match formulas (he’s not lying, you can do a citrus vinaigrette and a ranch dressing dupe made with yogurt, onion powder, and garlic powder IN THE SAME DISH and it’s great.)

SALT, FAT, ACID, HEAT by Samin Nosrat: An education in cooking theory & specific techniques. I came to it late but I think it would be a good intro book for people who like to front-load on theory. It taught me how to roast a whole chicken and now I can just, like, do that.

I Dream Of Dinner (so you don’t have to) by Ali Slagle: Ok, look, an important part of learning to cook & cooking regularly is getting kinda burned out and just wanting someone else to tell you what to make. These dinners work well as written and are also great tweakable bases you can use as a starting place.

If you have books or other resources that taught you to cook or that you find indispensable, add ‘em on a reblog.

[adelle-ein]

anyway i googled the number of episodes in a gbbo season to see how long i spent crocheting something and. yall are still picking on ruby and rahul in 2023 huh

[missyourflight]

49. Do you bring a bag with you everywhere you go? & 57. Do you tend to bring an appetizer, entree, dessert, or drinks to a potluck?

49. pretty much! i need my Items. day to day i have a backpack with a backup baggu (leo print 🦁) for groceries

57. normally some sort of cheese/crackers or samosa situation. or ruby tandoh's pretzel peanut butter pie

[firewitchcafe]

Kitchen Witch Inspo

Hello there!

Life can be, understandably, chaotic and wild at times. So I am here to share some of resources that I used for some meals! Witchy or not, I hope that some of you can find use from this list!

Online

Thaqueenofsauce - on Tiktok and Instagram! Her page is filled with Stardew Valley inspired meals, often filled with seasonal fruits and veggies.

Lizzieandthebats - on  Instagram! While she does some general kitchen witchery, she also has many magical cocktail recipes to try.

Blackforger - on Instagram! Her energy is a delight, and she gives a lot of good information on forging. She also makes recipes with the items she forges!

ElvenFood - a Reddit filled with vegetarian and vegan recipes designed to look magical.

BudgetBites - A website that gives recipes that can be made on a budget

SortedFood - Part entertaining banter, and part helpful. A youtube channel dedicated to to bridge the gap between “normals” and chefs, while also showing unique ways to use the food that is already in the back of your pantry! 

emmymade - Fun, chaotic, but also calm energy when it comes to this youtube channel. Emmy tries out a range of different foods and recipes, some better than others, and shows her process making them (This channel has a special place in my heart as well).

TastingHistory - An educational channel that talks about different recipes that were eaten throughout history. He jumps from multiple time periods, some of the recipes he recreates go as far back as Mesopotamia with other being as recent as WWII.

Cookbooks

Remember to look at your local library’s collection first! If they don’t have it and you’re willing to wait, they can order the book for your!

Small batch snacking cakes by Aimee Broussard - Exactly as it sounds like! Many recipes that make quick and yummy cakes.

Delish Kids by Joanna Saltz - Has a lot of recipes designed for kids, but it is very useful to add nutrition in different ways.

The Good Neighbor Cookbook by Sara Quessenberry and Suzanne Schlosberg - Not only a good book with quick and large amount of recipes, but it is also divided into life events! So if you want to bring a bit of hearth into a person's home then this book is great!

Cook As You Are by Ruby Tandoh - Not only does the art have a lot of diversity, this books is very friendly to each individual. Variations and substitutions are PART of the book, as well as include people with disabilities. It also includes a "note about eating" providing a safe space with those with eating disorders. This cookbook also suggests other cookbooks if you're interested in similar recipes.

Time to Eat: Delicious Meals for Busy Lives by Nadyia Hussain - Honestly a great resource to look through! There are a variety of recipes all intended to be made with the fact that life is just busy. I reccomend the pancake recipe!

As I look for new recipes during the year, I will update this post! Hope you find use from my recommendations!

(Updated: 4/17/2023)

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

She's in Season 4

Please help I’m in love with Ruby from S2 of the Great British Bake-Off she’s such a beautiful sweet lil’ angel AND SHE’S QUEER SJGHSUTNVIWUANHUBYR

[so-much-for-subtlety]

Do you have any good banana bread recipes?

This recipe is from Ruby Tandoh (she was one of the gays on Great British Bake Off) and I love it!

I use 1/4 tsp of ground cardamom rather than grinding cardamom pods myself, and I think the glaze is nice, but most of the time i skip it because it tastes great without.

BANANA BREAD

If you'd rather make this with "normal" sugar, just swap the agave for 140 grams of superfine sugar (1c + 2 tbsp) or light brown sugar (½ c + 3 tbsp) and then add 3½ tablespoons of milk with the rum or brandy.

Similarly, you can omit the cardamom if it's not to your taste, although I really like the citrusy spice alongside the banana's creamy sweetness.

Makes 1 medium loaf, serving 6 to 8.

125 grams (½ c + 1 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened

⅓ cup agave nectar

2 medium bananas, well mashed

2 tablespoons rum or brandy

2 large eggs

190 grams (1½ c) all-purpose flour

1½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

4 cardamom pods, seeds only, crushed

Glaze (optional)

1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons water

100 grams (¾ c + 1 tbsp) confectioners' sugar

5 by 9-inch loaf pan

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease the loaf pan and line it with parchment paper.

Cream the butter, then stir in the agave nectar. Beat in the bananas and rum, then the eggs and a couple of tablespoons of the flour. Beat until smooth, but don't worry if the mixture looks a little curdled at this stage.

Combine the remaining flour with the baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and cardamom in a separate bowl then add to the banana mixture. Fold the ingredients together, then stir lightly until fully combined.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. While the cake is baking make the glaze: stir the water into the sugar, a teaspoonful at a time, until combined. Set aside.

Let the cake cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack set over a tray (to catch any drips). Spoon the glaze over the top of the cake while it's still hot. It will cover the top and run down the sides in thick rivulets, but it will set to a cracked sugar crust as the cake cools.

[the-forest-library]

February 2023 Reads

The Reunion - Kayla Olson

Behind the Scenes - Karelia Stetz-Waters

Sorry, Bro - Taleen Voskuni

Exes and O’s - Amy Lea

Ruby Spencer’s Whisky Year - Rochelle Billow

Make a Wish - Helena Hunting

Knit One, Girl Two - Shira Glassman

You Should Smile More - Anastasia Ryan

A Rival Most Vial - R.K. Ashwick

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun - Elle Cosimano

Nine Liars - Maureen Johnson

Pretty Dead Queens - Alexa Donne

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert

Margot Mertz for the Win - Carrie McCrossen

Winterkeep - Kristin Cashore

Tears Waiting to Be Diamonds - Sarah Rees Brennan

Charmed Life - Diana Wynne Jones

Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables - Kathleen Gros

Evergreen - Matthew Cordell

I’ll Show Myself Out - Jessi Klein

Remainders of the Day - Shaun Bythell

B.F.F. - Christie Tate

The Good Life - Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz

The Brain Fog Fix - Mike Dow 

Stolen Focus - Johann Hari

The Chaos Machine - Max Fisher

Cook As You Are - Ruby Tandoh

Foodwise - Mia Rigden

Plant-Based on a Budget - Toni Okamoto

One: Simple One-Pan Wonders - Jamie Oliver

Bold = Highly Recommend Italics = Worth It Crossed out = Nope

Thoughts:

Another really good reading month. I hope there are 20 more Truly Devious books. Let Stevie solve all of the mysteries.

Goodreads Goal: 67/400

2017 Reads | 2018 Reads | 2019 Reads | 2020 Reads | 2021 Reads |

2022 Reads | 2023 Reads

[bunnybisexual]

from ‘eat up’ by ruby tandoh

[pyrogaynia]

I'm about a decade into recovery, and recovery will bleed into every part of your life and make you a happier, freer, more self-assured person, but even if it didn't, recovery would be worth it simply for the way you're able to enjoy food. There is so much joy in good food that is so hard to experience when you're dealing with the baggage of an eating disorder. Recovery allows you to enjoy food without shame, and to celebrate the things that nourish your body. It's hard to articulate just how much my relationship with food has changed, and how much of an impact it's had. Recovery is tough, and it's slow, but it's worth it a thousand times over.

For anyone willing to share, what are some of your reasons to recover/benefits to recovery?

[charlemane]

"Everyone has their own Old-Man-Yells-at-Cloud gripe that they just can’t let go. [...] Every time we start sounding off about our chosen gripe, we feel ourselves calcifying into exactly the kind of embittered moaner we swore we’d never be. This is one of life’s small pleasures."

-- Ruby Tandoh, Cook As You Are

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

my personal good things of 2022 list

Made some banger art this year!! I took a bunch of skillshare classes to learn digital art better and I think it’s paid off. I remember wanting so badly to make digital art in the past but not having the resources and being intimidated by it. And look at me now, babey!

I’ve been having a great time watching JJBA with my girlfriend; it’s been insane and so much better than if I had watched it on my own

Tried a handful of new recipes! My homemade Irish soda bread was my fave but I enjoyed the other ones too

Absolutely loved continuing online yoga sessions from 2021 in the first few months of the year. I actually really missed it when it ended. I plan to get into doing more yoga next year

Went on a lot of solo adventures in the downtown core of my city, which felt very refreshing and just fun to do every once in a while

Made my first budget sheet 🥴 Just Adulting Things

ADORED Turning Red like seriously, that movie was like a love letter to me

Made my website and linktr.ee hell yeaaahhh. I was putting it off for a long time

Uploaded art to Redbubble and INPRNT!!

Finished reading soooo many amazing books this year, which was awesome. I love reading but reading constantly in school drained me last year, so I’m glad I got into a comfortable groove this year. Best book I read this year was Eat Up! by Ruby Tandoh, which was totally up my alley and very informative and wonderful to go through

KINGDOM HEARTS IV????? MISSING LINK??????

EPHEMERA HAS A BIG FAMILY (SOURCE: ME)

Got some of my work featured in different publications :^))

Volunteered at a food bank, which was really awesome. I got to work with lots of kind people and talk to the people who were just so grateful to be able to get free groceries for their families

Year of Spy x Family lol, it’s just such a feel-good anime to watch

[trigger warning for life-threatening surgery; hospital setting] June was a hard month, physically and emotionally. My dad had 3 heart surgeries, and thank goodness he’s much better now as a result of them. But I almost lost him. It’s something that continues to weigh heavy on me. The long commutes to visit him and stay with him in the hospital every day took a toll on my mom and I too, but there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to be there for him every step of the way. And I was.

Had a reunion with my high school band mates. We had so much fun chatting and drinking after a performance for our old band teacher’s retirement party

got hooked as shit on Legends Arceus, what a lovely game. It was everything I hoped for and more in a pokemon game and it was SO fun to play

Watched Amphibia omggg…it was so funny and heartfelt, and something I love going back to to just sit and relax to

Had an absolute banger of a day at Anime North with my friend. I got such a good merch haul

Dark Road gave me psychic damage but it was awesome. Completely changed my outlook on Xehanort and now I find myself wanting more of him

Helped my friend buy furniture from IKEA for her new apartment. It was a pain to get all of it up to the 10th floor but fulfilling in its own way 💅 Just Adult Things

Saw a bunch of cute ducks at the park!!!! It literally can’t get better than this 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

Finally started publishing A Light That Never Goes Out. I’ve been having a great time writing it and filling in some sections I had written already in the past

Had my make-up graduation in person (as opposed to online) which was nice :)

Overall, a great year. I had a lot of struggles and days where I could’ve done more, but I also tried a lot of new things, helped a lot of people, and made lots of good memories. Fingers crossed that 2023 brings more of that positivity!!