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July 16, 2009

Camp Kristen

Let’s see, tomorrow brings the close of Camp Kristen, or more fairly Camp Red Gate Farm, since John has been at least as active a...

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July 14, 2009

lazy (so not!) days of summer

This morning dawned bright and fair and with the promise of MANY tasks undone: before I could blink I had scaled the lovely plants left...

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July 10, 2009

Home Improvement 101

What luxury, on the one hand, this week has been with no more pressing responsibilities than to settle in to Red Gate Farm, fix the...

I am a happy dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States, a former art historian and gallerist, the wife of the wonderful John Curran, and the mother of Avery Curran, historian and novelist here in London. I’m a member of the Guild of Food Writers and a judge for the Great Taste Awards and the Quality Food Awards. I am also the author of five cookbooks, two for food surplus charities and now three in my personal series, “tonight at 7.30: one family’s life at the table,” “second helpings: more tonight at 7.30,” and now, excitingly, the latest instalment, “third course: always tonight at 7.30.” These books reflect my belief in the importance of good food, shared generously, and the stories that help us remember the friends and family around our table.

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