Yearly Archive: 2010

June 17, 2010

The crucible

Stop the presses: SUNBURN! Not a lot, I rush in to say, but today we got… sunburned. I’m old-fashioned enough to say I put on...

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June 6, 2010

the hidden beauty of exams

It’s a good news/bad news scenario, and since I’m Scandinavian I always want the bad news first: Avery’s long-dreaded end-of-year school exams begin tomorrow morning....

Mussels and Clams

June 5, 2010

Mussels with White Wine and Fresh Thyme

Mussels with White Wine and Fresh Thyme (serves one hungry husband with a wife who doesn’t like mussels) 3 tbsps olive oil 1 lb mussels,...

I am a dual American-English citizen living happily in London (only occasionally pining for New York). I am a cookery writer and member of the Guild of Food Writers, and I’ve just published my second cookbook, ‘second helpings: more tonight at 7.30‘. You can buy both books and other treats here. I am a church-bell-ringer, a volunteer paediatric social worker, and a devoted host to all the friends and family who flock to our tables in London and Connecticut. My husband and I have a grown daughter who’s an historian, and has reprised her role as photographer for my books. And… we’re building a house in Central London. Never a dull moment!

Yearly Archive: 2010

The crucible

the hidden beauty of exams

Mussels with White Wine and Fresh Thyme

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