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I’d gone about 48 hours without a proper meal. This is almost unheard of. ‘A’ keeps telling me, You’re always eating. This is true. And I was eating in those 48 hours. Some things were very delicious, such as the gorgeous Sweet Potato Pie at Oblix yesterday when I interviewed Jurgen Willems; I’ve eaten lovely […]
Read MoreWell there’s me, wrapped up against the cold but still enjoying my Mother’s Day trip to Baddesley Clinton near Birmingham with my daughter yesterday. Mothering Sunday had actually begun for me on Saturday evening when I went out with my son. Sunday morning saw winter making a return with icy winds, grey skies and promise of […]
Read MoreI’m discovering that when I think I’ll do a classic dish for the blog, something I’ve cooked many times over many years, it’s never as easy as it should be. It’s like stepping into a sea – in this case the lovely Mediterranean variety – of controversy. There you are thinking you know without question […]
Read MoreI had a small family supper here last night and we ended up with a rather eclectic mix of some of my favourite things rather than my usual themed – i.e. all Italian, French or maybe Moroccan – food. I was talking canapes with my son the day before and rather inevitably our discussion went […]
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