Tomorrow is a big day. I’ve been just a little caught up in preparations for the book launch. It’s a modest thing, in a bijoux sized, independent book store and cafe; ‘Books for Cooks’ in Notting Hill. The sun has finally peeked out in London, so I’m hoping some of us can spill out […]
baking
I’m told this is the sweet spot. By the time you’ve got something the size of a large grapefruit hitching a ride inside, the energy comes back- that zeal and zip for life that ebbed away for the first few months. Now you finally look pregnant enough for kindly people to stand for you on […]
It’s time. I’m getting evangelical about black beans again. It might feel like there are other babies that are getting attention at the moment. Babies like this one. Or this one. But I still have a lot of affection for my first- the slow carb ebook, which happily is once again selling like hotcakes, […]
There were many things I fantasised about when we first relocated to London, nearly three years ago now. Living life in an eternal game of Monopoly- Mayfair! Park Lane! Regent Street! (I don’t deny there’s still a certain novelty in that). Being so close to what is arguably one of the best food markets in […]
These are good buns. They’re properly doughy, not blousy and brittle like day old sliced bread. They’re headily spiced. They’re sweet, but not overly. And then there’s a novelty factor. If you feel like it, hide an egg inside a few before they bake. It’s then a hunt and a surprise once you break them […]