lettuce play
My friend James, who is very good at making something tasty out of the most unpromising of ingredients, sent me this as a refreshing amuse bouche
Carrots …my forgotten vegetables
I happily went for many years without eating a carrot. It’s not that I disliked them particularly – they have a pleasingly vibrant colour for a vegetable – it’s just that they never played any part in my deliberations when cooking or planning...Tory leader in bewilderness
The Tories may be a lot more popular than Labour at the moment, but I’m not convinced they are any more fit to run the country. David Cameron had his bike knicked. He seems bewildered that this could happen when he chained it up …to a bollard! Why a...
what makes a perfect birthday?
Time spent with friends. A cycle ride along the canal in clement weather. A teacake and coffee outside at a garden centre. A longboat going through bratch locks. A deliciously foamy bath. A proper tea with competing children, raucious behaviour, jelly, cheese and...