Every Saturday my friend WaxeWod puts a happy list post on her blog and asks her followers, should they feel inclined, to follow suit. I find it quite therapeutic, a way to look back over the previous few days, often realising it’s the smallest things that make you happiest. If I was to expand the …
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Gooseberry Yoghurt Cake
When I first decided I wanted to have a go at writing, and that food would be the central theme running through it, there was one person who inspired me above all others. To read anything by Nigel Slater is to be led into a world where every flavour sparks a memory. Every new taste …
Exploring closer to home
I’m currently reading Pie Fidelity by Pete Brown. A fascinating book that looks into the strange relationship we British have with our food. It’s not that we don’t like food, don’t obsess about food in many cases. It’s that we seem to find it so important where it originates from. He argues that most of …
Carrot & Mango Cake
It would’ve been my Mother’s birthday today and I’ve no doubt at all if she was still here there would have been cake. The sweet things were always her favourites, I’m sure that’s where my indulgent streak comes from. She was one of those people who always looked at desserts first on a menu, making …
Apple cake with lemon, chocolate and fennel seeds.
We’re currently having a late burst of summer. A few days of glorious weather are raising the spirits and encouraging me to grab the last chance for some alfresco living, before autumn sets in. Hence the fact I’m writing this sat in the garden with a mug of tea and the last slice of the …
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Coal dust, tobacco smells and Grandma’s egg custard
When I called my dad yesterday he told me he’d met up with his two surviving brothers earlier this week and spent a long enjoyable lunch reminiscing about their childhood days. Born and raised in a Yorkshire pit village, I know my dad left home at 18, which means the memories and stories shared over …
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Blueberry poppy seed cake
The recipe I want to write about today came to me via a friend who saw it online and sent me a link. Most of what I cook tends to happen as a result of trawling through my cookbook library, perusing one of the many and various food magazines which find their way into this …
There’s something about a pie
Of all the foods I enjoy, all the things I like to cook. There’s something about a pie that sets it above. If I’m running my eyes down a menu, they won’t seem to move on if I reach a pie. If I open a new cookbook or food magazine, it’s always the pie recipes …
Spontaneity is back
It’s not until you start going out again that you realise just what it is you’ve been missing. Spontaneity is back. So much of my life these last twelve months has centred around food. First, there’s been the planning, trawling through cookbooks or magazines for inspiration, trying to find new ideas rather than always falling …
Never alone with a scone
There was a time when I would quite happily refer to myself as a weekend baker. Before these last twelve months, I would bake at a weekend and once the fruits of my labours were eaten that was it. No more until the weekend rolled around again. One of the few upsides of the last …
David in the kitchen. 