Reminiscing on the unlikely romance of motorway service stations and the life lessons they hold as we stage a lockdown bubble breakout.
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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.
The art of self-isolation
As an interrupted family we know a thing or two about working from home, being far from loved ones, feeling isolated, spending too much time with your kids and cooking resourcefully so I thought I’d share my top tips born from a lifetime of experience! Hope they are helpful but if you take one thing from my post, just know you will find your own way through it and you are not alone.
Christmas cake in January
The pleasures of hiding the Christmas cake from your family so that you can enjoy it yourself in January.
Chips and Pepper Sauce
Exploring the roots of my enduring love for chips and pepper sauce with a bit of nostalgia for my student days in St Andrews.
Get set, Bake!
The Great British Bake Off is back for 2019 and so is The Interrupted Family's bake along fun!
Sunday Roasts and the Pressure of Perfection
The pressure to be perfect when you spend time together as an interrupted family can often be overwhelming. This post looks at my long history with that feeling, and links it to my complicated love affair with my dream meal. The Sunday Roast.
