Not having children, I don’t feel I can speak authoritatively about the pain of childbirth and how you apparently forget about how bad it was (otherwise there would be a LOT more single-child families around…!). But I DO feel qualified to speak with authority about the labour pains of producing a collaborative recipe book containing […]
Click here for a full portionMirabelle and ginger jam
Do you still remember your first time? All that panic-stricken wondering whether you were doing it right… Whether it was firm enough yet… Whether it had gone on long enough or not… Whether it was really supposed to look like that… Whether the equipment was in deep enough… I remember my first time very well – but […]
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Dome of St Peter’s Basilica – Vatican City, 2007
Click here for a full portionSpiced pear, blackberry & pistachio crumble
Don’t you hate it when something looks beautiful on the outside but the inside does not live up to expectations? That gorgeous boy you always adored from afar on the beach… who turned out to be as thick as two short planks with stinky feet and bad breath. The cookbook with the glossy cover… […]
Click here for a full portionRoasted butternut and sage risotto
Earlier this year at the start of summer, I bought a bunch of packets of herb seeds. I planted them in teensy pots and waited for them to sprout. Some sprouted almost immediately, others took a little longer, and one bunch did not sprout at all. I had three little baby plants in one pot […]
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Bonfire night, Victoria Park – London, November 2009
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