When I was growing up, tea after school was my favourite meal. It’s hard to relay the awfulness of school dinners in those days and by teatime I was ravenously hungry. On the bus journey home and the long walk from the bus stop, I fantasised about what there might be to eat. My great […]
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Happy Birthday to you…
Eggs On The Roof is one year old today. When I started writing and photographing Eggs On The Roof, I got used to variations on a single, puzzled question: but what’s it for? The answer to start with was very simple – a slightly apologetic it’s for me. I wanted to write about food, books […]
Polenta and pear crossover deluxe
Lemon polenta cake means it’s birthday time in our house. A sack of polenta has a solid heft; plump, sturdy and chirpily yellow. You could have a good pillow fight with a bag of polenta. But, birthdays aside, sometimes a pudding is what you need. So this is my polenta cake/pear pudding crossover deluxe. I’ve […]