Remember, remember the 5th November. Tonight I am flying solo, tutting about the youths setting off fireworks, upsetting the dog and interrupting my Succession binge watch whilst the teenager has gone to a bonfire party with his mates. I am sad about that to be honest, but as these memories show, it is how it … Continue reading Bonfire Night Memories
Category: Food
A Waffle About Kitchen Gadgetry.
For kitchen gadget lovers, haters and coveters.
Back to school and back to blog basics.
A big birthday, an anniversary and tin load of past and present food memories.
For Rabbie
Celebrating Robert Burns for the love of the Scots language, poetry and a party!
Here today, scone tomorrow…
Scones as a metaphor for life... no really!
The Language of Food
Why fitting in is all about knowing your ingins.
The Great Escape
Time to escape the family already?!
Hedgehog hysteria – the ups and downs of a lockdown birthday
A lockdown birthday to remember and a hedgehog cake to haunt you forever.
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).
The Interrupted Family 