Quite unlike Tara’s charming rhubarb story, the main way I’ve come by rhubarb recently is squatting on the pavement, picking out stalks from a crate. Once I encountered a slug so tiny that it was like the crescent of dirt beneath one’s fingernail. It glistened on the rhubarb stem. I flicked it off: no need for a … Continue reading
Today I told myself that I could get an ice cream after I’d completed the food shopping. I went down to the market, quite busy–a warm and clear Sunday–and peered into the window of the ice cream shop. It was as I feared: the unfamiliar and really, truly, ridiculously good-looking shop assistant was working. I … Continue reading
Yeah, I went there. Or rather, Nigella Lawson went there first in ‘Feast’, which is one of my favourite cook books. I think she conveys quite well the sort of feelings I have towards Valentine’s Day: she talks about her all-round cynicism (and it’s this darker side of Nigella which comes through in her writing … Continue reading
I think it’s time for an update on those cranberry mince pies I made 3 years ago. This is the mincemeat I’ve used for the past few years and nothing will persuade me to part from it (yet!), but I have grown out of the phase where I think public figures are infallible, their creations … Continue reading
(For links to the mince pie and mincemeat recipes, scroll right to the end of the post.) UPDATE 2nd December 2013: My own no alcohol version of this cranberry mincemeat is here, plus a recipe for ground almond pastry. It’s a small amount so scale up as needed. Firstly, thank you so much for your … Continue reading
The Furious Pear Pie 
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