This started life as the earthy, tahini-rich lentil and chickpea salad on Smitten Kitchen (which I’d recommend, of course), but I wanted something different the next time round, something more pungent to go with the lovely nutty flavours and textures of the pulses and still with the bite of raw onion and herbs. I decided … Continue reading
Listen: do not even speak of hand-made marshmallows in the same breath as the factory-made ones. I speak as someone who, as a child, consumed rows and piles of Flump – charming, but no comparison. Hand-made marshmallows are the most delicately fragrant, sugary dream. I won’t lie to you, these are effort. Marshmallows involve manifold … Continue reading
This is the man who turned 32 at the beginning of this month: This is the cake I made for him, cinnamon sugar-dusted and blueberry studded: I say for him, but I ate most of it myself and gave the rest to friends. So you don’t think me heartless, I packed a good portion of … Continue reading
The man I live with recently turned a sprightly 32, making our ages mirror-numbers of each other. It is unusual for me to be with someone who has lived a lifetime before me. One month after we began, we went to Oxford for my 21st birthday. It was his suggestion; I had never been there … Continue reading
The Furious Pear Pie 
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