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On the (not so) Humble Fruit Salad

Fruit salad. So easy to make, anyone can make it. Right?

Well yes, I suppose so. You can just cut up a bunch of fruit and mix it together in a bowl.

And maybe add a bit of sugar to help bring out some of the fruit juices.

And you end up with … a bunch of cut [...]

On Wine and Fungi

The man and I recently had a long weekend away. Without children. Let me be a bit more specific – it was the first time since the boy was born over 8 years ago that we had been away without children. 8 YEARS. So our destination had to be somewhere a bit special, but not somewhere [...]

On Apple Pie and Motherhood

When you die,
if you get a choice
between going to regular
heaven or pie heaven,
choose pie heaven.
It might be a trick,
but if it’s not,
ummmm, boy.

I don’t know if any of you remember Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey. It was a 90s phenomenon – books, greeting cards, etc. I thought they were hilarious. I have memories of [...]

On Lots and Lots of Blackberries

In terms of seasonal crops, I can’t decide which is my favourite of the spring & summer months. Is it May with its asparagus and mangoes (ok, these are not exactly local but my favourite ones from India are in season in May)? Or June with the first of the strawberries, beets and broad beans? Perhaps [...]

On Appleberry Crumble

What dessert, for you, is the ultimate comfort dessert? You know, the kind of dessert that’s not necessarily elegant and may not be art on a plate, but is homey and just makes you feel happy when you eat it. For me it’s either a fruit pie or fruit crumble, which if you think about [...]

On Making Strawberry Jam

I cannot tell you how much I love this time of year. The long days make my sometimes early mornings SO much more bearable. As I write this it’s 5:30am and bright and sunny outside. Don’t get me wrong, I think winter has its good points, but the long hours of darkness is not one [...]

On the Alfonso Mango

I think it’s fairly obvious that I like food and have a certain enthusiasm for it. But there is something about truly seasonal foods, primarily fruits and veg, which in my mind gives them a special place in my food world. Asparagus, cherries, blackberries, tomatoes (the home grown kind), English apples (there are seriously good [...]