The cold meats and cheeses that I had for my first breakfast in Germany were a whole new experience to me. I’ve written quite a lot in previous posts about childhood memories of food. How living in Malta for a few years broadened my tastes at an early age, what an adventurous cook my mother …
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Great British Bake Off Week Seven
Bake Off week seven and this times it was festivals. I don’t think that’s a theme they’ve used previously and I wasn’t too sure what to expect. In the end it turned out to be food for festivals in the sense of Christmas or Easter, not what you might expect to find to eat at …
Thursday morning kitchen therapy
I baked some bread today. In itself not unusual and any regular readers are probably already rolling their eyes and thinking ‘tell us something different’. Today was a bit different though. It wasn’t just that we needed bread, it was also that I needed the therapeutic buzz that a couple of hours baking gives me. …
Great British Bake Off Week Six
Bake Off week six and I’m still on a bit of a sugar high. This was dessert week and it inevitably involved a great deal of meringue. My Mum would have loved this week. I always remember that if we went out for a meal she would choose her dessert first and then pick the …
David in the kitchen. 