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In Search of Bolognese Sauce
In my work as a journalist, I once interviewed a Respected figure in the banking/IT world. He had been the CIO of an investment bank but had moved to take a senior role at a telecoms operator. This...
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24 Carrot Gold: Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrots with the rest of this week's haul Our house, in South East London, has a very small backyard that is overlooked by an independently-owned garage. It’s really quite charming. There’s nothing...
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Earl Grey Cupcakes: Take Two
On a Sunday afternoon, with two extra adults around to cope with the two kids, I made another stab at Earl Grey and Cardamom cupcakes. This time, it worked. A completed Earl Grey and Cardamom Cupcake,...
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Our Daily Bread
I’ve been baking bread almost every day since Christmas 2007. It started as–what seemed to me–practical problem-solving: I wanted us to have fresh bread on Christmas day. But there weren’t going to be...
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Hard Day’s Night: Chocolate Wedding Tea Cakes
We have VERY hard water in London. It’s something to do with all the chalk in the ground, apparently. Having hard water means all sorts of mundane things like needing to buy, on a regular basis,...
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Vegetable Curry, Seventies Style
This is one of my favorite cookbooks. It entered my life by way of Marc, who cooked from it when we were dating, and then brought it, along with his other worldly possessions, when we moved in...
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Leaky Taps, Leek Tarts
Is there a word that is the domestic equivalent of a jalopy? Perhaps the nice young man and his elderly father, who run the garage behind our house, would know. Whatever it is, we live in it. If our...
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The Playdate Triple-Ginger Cupcake
The other week I went over to a friend’s house for a playdate (not for me; for the kids). These playdates, which in my world usually happen during the late afternoon, often include a dinner rider. I...
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The Order of the Day
My sister in law’s wedding, which was the impetus for this blog in the first place, is now a month away. This is my check-list for things I must do to prepare myself for my cake-bake-a-thon, cast in...
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Black Bean Mole Chili (With A Vegetarian Option)
I’m not sure how I came up with the idea of adding a chocolate mole to a basic bean chili — I’m sure it’s been done elsewhere although I’ve never researched to see if it has — but once I did it, I...
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