secondhelping

As a rule, I don’t bake.  Not your Nigella Lawson Domestic Goddess kind of baking.  Don’t get me wrong, things do go in my oven.  I do a luscious lasagne, have been known to roast the odd cut of meat and am renowned amongst family and friends for my sausage rolls.  Cakes are a WHOLE [...]

Like many of my generation who were exposed to poor quality Chinese takeaway in our youth, I abstained for quite some time from eating or cooking Chinese meals.  This was not totally the fault of those who were trying to expand our experience; they had to change things to suit a far different to their [...]

It was vibrant. It was interesting. There was always something new to experience. Every day was one that was looked forward to with glee. It was easy think that it couldn’t be better than this. Then a slow sort of tiredness crept in. A lack of inspiration. A tendency to take the easy option. It [...]