Gluten free: Peanut Butter, Apple and Blackberry Crumble. A cold weather dish of sweet soft apples and blackberries with a crunchy oaty topping flavoured with peanut butter And just like that summer is over. The leaves on the trees are changing their colour scheme and suddenly the nighttime darkness is with us before we’ve even changed into our pyjamas and worked out our Netflix viewing schedule. Although I love sunny…
An Affogato is a coffee based dessert made from scoops of vanilla ice cream or gelato with hot espresso poured over hence the name - affogato means “drowned”. Sometimes when we’ve been working all day and haven’t had any beach time, we walk down to the beach hut to have a cup of coffee to watch the sunset. It’s a simple pleasure and one that makes us feel settled and…
A chocolate and coconut cake that is rich and deeply comforting allowing you to shut out the world and indulge in the art of doing absolutely nothing at all. It’s also gluten free. When the weather takes a turn for the worst and you have no choice but to be housebound for the day is when I get the urge to bake. Plus we are all nursing colds and achy…
Barbecued Beer Drenched Pork Belly Slices - taking all the fear out of cooking meat on the barbecue, roast in advance and cook over campfire later. If you are a little nervous about cooking a large joint of meat on the barbecue or firepit then this recipe will dispel those nerves. I cheated and cooked it at home first then finished off on the firepit later on the beach. I…
Aromatic Hot Gin will warm you up on those chilly summer evenings when the sun set is too good to miss allowing you stay outside a little while longer. When the weather is all about the sunshine and the days are gloriously hot, a Gin and Tonic with lots of ice is perfect. It shouts summer and a nod to the end of a long day. However once the sun…
Some days we just don’t make it to the beach hut because we have to have at home days where jobs need to be done and last Saturday was one of those days. These type of days are a little win for me as my husband is not so keen on decorating jobs, he’d rather be at the beach hut. (more…)
My name is Elinor Hill, aka "Beach Hut Cook". I am lucky enough to live by the sea, and I spend a ridiculous amount of time there in our beach hut. I love cooking simple and tasty food for my family, often down the hut or carefully transported to it. There is nothing better than a feast by the sea with the odd cocktail or two thrown in. For me: it’s as good as it gets.