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Beetroot and Chocolate Cake (wheat-free)
“Be true to me” my father would sing in a mock romantic tenor voice when welcoming the vivid root vegetable to the table. The bold duplicitousness of this cake might however cause the most ardent...
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Waiting, Christmas Eve
In countless churches this morning there’s a nativity tableau with an empty manger awaiting the baby. By the end of this Christmas night the gap will have been filled and the scene will be complete....
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Socca
The word “conviviality” derives from the Latin word for “feast” and hints at the Latin words for “living with”. In French the word for “friend” is “copain”, derived from the Latin words for eating...
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William Mitchell – Concrete Art
My heart lifts when I see art on the street that is touchable, shared, readily opening up to a different light the mundane moments of daily routine. A good example is the endless gift to Harlow New...
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Consider the Snowdrop
A Meditation There is something so fiercely brave about the slender strength of the dependable snowdrop. No matter what the weather brings this flower remains bowing but unbowed. It confidently shakes...
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Goosnargh cakes
Goosnargh Cakes Slow-Baked Easter Biscuits from Lancashire Long ago in the village of Goosnargh (pronounced “goozner”), in the heart of the peaceful Ribble valley in the north of Lancashire, the...
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Rhubarb Pudding
Proving the proverb that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, but I’ll admit that it’s not the most photogenic of desserts, even if I had remembered to take a photo before the spoons were...
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Crocheted Baby Cocoon and Hat
I just couldn’t say no to the new parents’ request for a cosy crocheted cocoon and hat, but the concept was new to me. So I had a trawl through some rather amazing patterns on the internet, most of...
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Passion Flower
These intriguing blooms are profusely snaking, clinging and stretching all over our south-facing brick wall. It is not surprising to discover that their mysterious complexity has been made use of by...
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Santiago Tart
Santiago Tart On 25 July the citizens of Santiago de Compostela help themselves to another slice of pie as they celebrate the feast day of St James (Sant Iago). The apostle is believed to have sailed...
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