May: the landscape is never so alive with growth as it is now, life pushing ahead, making more of itself. It renews us too: our love for life and each other, our desire to connect with all this radiance. A friend was telling me recently as we … [Read more...]
Easter recipes: brunch baked eggs with chorizo, potato, tomato and spinach; and carrot cupcakes with a touch of whimsy
Easter brings out the child in me. It was always the time when we five girls had a huge amount of fun with springtime ramblings, colouring Easter eggs, and of course waking up on Easter Sunday to our Easter baskets – no such thing in the States as … [Read more...]
Shepherd’s pie step-by-step
My recipe for this comforting family dish of lamb and vegetables topped with mashed potatoes is offered here by request, with step-by-step instructions. Simple and familiar as it is, it proved very popular recently with family of all ages for being … [Read more...]
Lamb and gammon broth with vegetables and herb dumplings, and rhubarb sponge crumble
March brings that antsy feeling, when we’re tired of winter, but it’s not quite finished with us. The signs of spring are getting bolder, but there are days when the lambs look a little cold in their new fleeces, and a late frost could still play … [Read more...]
Greek-style prawns with tomato and feta, and salted caramel coeur à la crème with raspberry caramel sauce
I witnessed an interaction recently that made me think about love. I happened to be spending some time in a hospital waiting room with a number of quiet strangers, when a young man with blue hair sat down next to a man of advanced years and handed … [Read more...]
Celeriac and apple soup with stilton, and winter squash soda bread
January days so far in our part of England have been mild, grey dishwater days. That is about to change, with a blast of the Arctic cold that has been freezing mainland Europe, even to the Greek islands. The North East US is shivering, too, and … [Read more...]
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