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'The way to anybody's heart' Cookies 16 Apr 2011 | 08:51 pm
Housemate Fish has been on mission for some time - a mission to find the perfect cookie recipe. And goshdarnit if she hasn't pretty much succeeded. Granted, they are perfect for us because we love oat...
'Tinkered with' Vegetable Fritters 11 Mar 2011 | 12:31 am
We have been tinkering at DBHQ. We just can’t help ourselves. And our target this time is the humble vegetable fritter. A few months ago I highlighted the comforting but not terribly healthy carrot an...
The benefits of working at home: Spicy Chicken Liver Salad 3 Mar 2011 | 12:52 am
Hello Campers! I'm spending a lot more time at home at the moment, writing (on my new blog http://daisyvotes.blogspot.com/ and for various others), going to the gym, and cooking - of course. The down...
Two kheers for Anjum 20 Feb 2011 | 04:13 am
Anjum's New Indian by Anjum Anand Overall verdict: hit and miss. This a cookbook that I'll be using again but her authorial ticks get irritating. My favorite aunt gave me this book as a Christmas pr...
Deliciously savoury and adaptable (the recipe, that is) 3 Dec 2010 | 04:06 am
This thermal bento box was one of my birthday presents – it is stackable, microwaveable, dishwasherable (I wish...) and a funky green colour. Plus it will keep lunch/breakfast etc cool or warm. What’s...
An ode to Kettner’s, and the correct fashion in which to celebrate depressing birthdays 14 Nov 2010 | 08:59 am
I recently celebrated a totally unimportant birthday. No landmark, no round numbers, just dull. And yet, the events of the past months seemed to have imbued this one with a certain solemnity. Apart fr...
Itinerant eating 8 Nov 2010 | 01:13 pm
Apologies for the radio silence, dear readers. My only excuse is the almost total merging of my work and social lives that means work/drinking starts at 8.30ish on a Monday and doesn’t really stop unt...
Joining the cult of Slater 11 Oct 2010 | 04:47 am
I do feel a little bit as if I may have joined a cult. My darling granny has spent much time in the last few years telling me repeatedly that Nigel Slater is 'the man' (well, obviously she didn't say ...
Sunshine, memories and olive oil 28 Sep 2010 | 01:38 am
I've been talking a lot about holidays of late, which seems a little unfair giving the increasingly pronounced symptoms of autumn eddying about us. But then I think some of the most important things a...
The making of scrambled eggs and the curative power of calories 27 Sep 2010 | 08:24 am
I spent nine months living with the man who taught me how to make scrambled eggs. I’d like to believe that it was the incredible emotional stress of those few months that led me to gain a stone or mor...
