It's hot, sticky work, but someone's got to do it. It's January, and after a brief respite over New Year, during which I fully recovered from seasonal baking burnout (all that gingerbread!), I'm impatient to get on with things: things involving … [Read more...]
January’s citrus rituals II: spremuti
Simplify, simplify. At least once a winter, you owe it to yourself to squeeze some fresh citrus for an exquisite drink that can make you feel instantly grateful to be alive. As January rituals go, this is a joyously straightforward one that … [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...]
Afternoon tea of a faun
Since living in England these many years, I have come to appreciate the ritual of afternoon tea, be it a simple cup of "the vital Oolong" (to quote Bertie Wooster), an indulgent cream tea at a pretty spot on holiday, or the overpriced … [Read more...]
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