Come to my pity party, everyone’s welcome (virtual guests only obvs). This blog is both a personal moan and a plea for compassion.
Category: Family
The Language of Food
Why fitting in is all about knowing your ingins.
Surviving Transition Trauma
Thoughts on how to survive the trauma of transition when readjusting to family life apart.
The Great Escape
Time to escape the family already?!
The Unlikely Romance of Service Stations
Reminiscing on the unlikely romance of motorway service stations and the life lessons they hold as we stage a lockdown bubble breakout.
To Absent Fathers
A toast to absent Dads and a message from one boy to his.
Hedgehog hysteria – the ups and downs of a lockdown birthday
A lockdown birthday to remember and a hedgehog cake to haunt you forever.
The Green Eyed Lockdown Monster
The view from the beginning of the end of lockdown (maybe, touch wood, inshallah etc.)
Leaving a Culinary Legacy – The Mighty Tuna and Broccoli Pasta Bake
This week’s separated family, lockdown, shared zoom dinner (it’s a thing) featured a long running family favourite and the dish I am probably most likely to be remembered for! Here’s the recipe and the story behind it.
A Baker’s Nightmare
The sad tale of the death of an oven - a baking lockdown tragedy (that turned out to be a heart-warming tale of adaptation and resilience with a cast of local heroes).
