Asparagus, anchovy, lemon and caper quiche – and a book giveaway
UPDATE ON 9 SEPT: The winner of the book giveaway is @enigmeg! Thanks to all who entered. Some people are way better than others at simply going with the flow. These are the people who refuse to...
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When I was at school, one of my favourite books that I read over and over was Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals. I remember being fascinated by his stories of childhood, a childhood so...
View ArticleKedgeree – comfort in a bowl
I am one of those annoying people that hardly ever gets sick. Like my father (who never spent a night in hospital in his life until the fall that broke his hip and ultimately led to his demise), the...
View ArticleCrab-stuffed portobello mushrooms for the Chablis Challenge
There are many advantages to having older parents, as I did. But one of the downsides is that you are unlikely to have a long acquaintance with any of your grandparents. At least two of my...
View ArticleFregola Sarda with a tomato, anchovy, chilli and olive sauce
Many wealthy people are little more than the janitors of their possessions - Frank Lloyd Wright Stuff. Why are we so addicted to it – acquiring it, having it, keeping it? On my recent trip to...
View ArticleEasy mustard-crusted fish fillets
On the airport bus in Malmö a couple of weeks ago, I was seated in front of a group of twentysomethings whose clipped vowels betrayed their expensive education. I kind of filtered out the first part...
View ArticleWhole baked gilt-head bream with Clemengold clementines and thyme butter
When I was a kid, my parents had clearly not read the parenting book that advised parents to "give your kids some freedom and space to grow". Oh no, instead they had opted for the book that said "be...
View ArticleSmoked mackerel, beetroot and potato salad
Like most weeks, last week saw many famous birthdays. Iggy Pop, the super-impressive and seemingly indestructible (despite his best efforts!) grandfather of punk turned 67. Queen Elizabeth II of...
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Pan-fried salmon on kale, sweet potato and pomegranate
I learnt many things from my late mom. She taught me to love the intricacies of language, from how beautiful poetry can use words to bring you to tears, to how to write formal letters with razor-sharp...
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Smoked haddock, spinach & egg skillet
“It’s a new dawn; it’s a new day; it’s a new life for me, and I’m feeling good.” – Nina Simone There’s something magical about a new year, isn’t there? It’s like a clean sheet of paper in a new...
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