The Great Blackberry Caper
We’ve been mercifully distracted from preparations for the start of school, and have spent all our free time over the last few days foraging in hedgerows. The unusual combination (for England, anyway)...
View ArticleRetreating and Restoring
Firstly, thank you for the comments and encouragement and sharing of memories prompted by last week’s post; for me the loveliest thing about blogging is the connectivity and conversation it creates....
View ArticleMidweek Magic: A Hug in a Mug
Occasionally I get asked how I juggle a career with motherhood and blogging. Not, I hasten to add, by those who know me, because they see how much falls through the cracks and bear witness to my...
View ArticleWeekending: Home Harvest
Are you having a lovely weekend? I hope so. It’s been 48hrs of sunshine and woodsmoke here; the epitome of seasons on the turn and the kind of weather that has you itching to be outside, sleeves...
View Article3 Ways with Christmas Cookies
Cookies are a great last-minute gift; it’s lovely to arrive at other peoples’ houses bearing something homemade, and so Harry and I have been busy making cookies using the dough we froze earlier in the...
View ArticleWeekend Rituals: Cake in the House
Saturday morning signifies the start of our weekend slowdown; the usual weekday hustle to leave the house before sunrise is abandoned and we amble around in pyjamas for as long as possible, revelling...
View ArticleThe brief flirtation with Spring is over
Another smörgåsbord post tonight, of the best bits of the past week and a few passing obsessions. The amazing and short-lived days of Spring last week encouraged the garden to burst into premature...
View ArticleThe Great Asparagus Debate
How was your weekend? We had a gloriously hot one, the kind that tempts you into thinking summer is just around the corner and leaves a nation of oddly-sunburned yet exuberant workers heading for the...
View ArticleMolten chocolate fondants with sea-salt caramel sauce; calorie-free! (not...
A quick post today in case you’re looking for culinary inspiration for the weekend…. I’m preparing molten chocolate fondants for dinner with friends tonight, and they’ve become a fail-safe favourite....
View ArticleHome Harvest
Hello again, after a brief hiatus; I’ve been travelling with work to San Diego – a beautiful if fleeting visit, spent mostly in hotel meeting rooms but with the occasional, wonderful foray outdoors....
View ArticleCookie shot glasses with vanilla-infused milk
Some time ago, I discovered Dominique Ansel, an amazing London bakery famous for serving edible shot glasses made of cookie dough and frozen S’mores that are torched to order in front of you. Read the...
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