I can’t remember a new year with such a collective question mark around it. What will we make of this ‘uncertain’ year? I feel the need to embrace the culinary marvels of cultures and climates that bring so much to our plates that we can’t provide … [Read more...]
Cambridge in January: fruits less ordinary
I love January. Despite its grey tendencies, I relish the fresh start, the hopeful certainty that last year’s inadequacies can be redressed by what comes next, that this year’s surprises will be of the wondrous variety. I’m also one of many … [Read more...]
Moist and sticky banana bread
I got this recipe thanks to the minor misfortune of a good friend many years ago, and it remains my absolute favourite version of banana bread -- gooey and moist and very banana-y. It is worthy of my best Texas pecans when I want to add nuts … [Read more...]
I used to cook in a piggery
I used to cook in a piggery. That’s what I called it, though the students who lived there didn’t know this. I cooked two meals a day for 40 undergraduates of a well-known California university who lived in a falling-down house, back in the days … [Read more...]