A party for me. Oh my. A party for others; those I can do. Over the years birthday celebrations for the husband have included surprises at restaurants where he’s pondered why 30 of his friends are seated at tables around him. There have been sly trips away and sweet dinners at home. This year his […]
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A year ago marked my first birthday in London. We celebrated with a platter of cured meats, pasta with wild mushrooms and some passionfruit souffles that flopped a little bit. In the 364 days that followed some pretty amazing things have happened. I’ve seen the Great Pyramids, Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon and Iceland. I started a […]
Hihi The delightful Laura Hobbs writes a blog that combines two of my favourite things (yoga and pie). She recently asked me to be part of her series; ’20 things about the cook’ . It’s home to a few confessions from me, from my antisocial obsession with sharks (including the fact that I have a […]
Today seems as good as any day to make this cake again. It’s funny. Of course I never knew Steve Jobs, but I do remember the gum bearing grin I wore when Dad showed us our first Macintosh computer. It was squat and square, yet had the same sort of impish quality as my favoured […]
My first supper club experience, is at brunch. It’s a meal that’s close to an antipodean’s heart. On the weekends we like to go out, have someone else bring us eggs, flick through the papers and drink coffee. On special occasions, there is booze. Today is a special occasion. The Comfort and Spice Brunch Club […]