There were many things I fantasised about when we first relocated to London, nearly three years ago now. Living life in an eternal game of Monopoly- Mayfair! Park Lane! Regent Street! (I don’t deny there’s still a certain novelty in that). Being so close to what is arguably one of the best food markets in […]
Breakfast
These are good buns. They’re properly doughy, not blousy and brittle like day old sliced bread. They’re headily spiced. They’re sweet, but not overly. And then there’s a novelty factor. If you feel like it, hide an egg inside a few before they bake. It’s then a hunt and a surprise once you break them […]
It felt like an endless night before Christmas. Evenings was stuffed with keen anticipation and the desire just to know. What is it that’s wrapped up? What do I get to play with? If I said I took the few days before we found out if the stowaway was pink or blue calmly in […]
‘Please tell me you have cake.’ You do have to pity a bewildered spouse. There he is, gently knocking on the bedroom door to check on you at 5.15 pm, after you’ve retired for an hour with another scratching, mean-cat of a headache and that seeping I’m tired from growing a human malaise. A weak […]
There’s so much promise in an avocado. So much hope, so much unknown. It’s the ultimate fruit for the philosophy of ‘cut it and see’. For as much as the crest gently exhales under pressure, and the outside look unblemished, the interior truth remains a mystery (for a great piece by Katy Salter on the […]