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Christmas in Florida
Here's one of my favourite writers on Christmas and family
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Christmas-Themed Food and Drink Books
I love a Christmas-themed cookbook, no matter how idealised or rarified the writer’s Christmas appears. At this time of year, I fully embrace whimsy, sentimentality, and romantic images of snowy Hallmark Christmases, despite the ad-hoc nature of my festive plans and the fact that my dysfunctional childhood means I
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Cloud Factory
The local sugar industry springs into life, turning mud-clotted beets into sweet crystals.
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Ronni Lundy's Victuals: Modern Classic Cookbooks #1
Here's the first in a series of cook and food books I consider to be modern classics. I've expanded on my original review and added further, related reading.
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The Libraries That Built Me
This newsletter is a partial reformatting of a very old blog post about libraries. Much of my love for cookbooks can be credited to libraries- and librarians.
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Mocha and Chocolate Date Bundt
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Scrapple
The glorious world of Pennsylvanian breakfast meats
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My Great Big Autumn Cookbook Guide
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Guisado de Pollo
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Harvest
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Apple, marjoram and ricotta cake with burnt honey glaze
The first in a series of posts linked to each month's recipe column for Suffolk News.
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Giudecca: Venice #2
This guide to Giudecca is based on several visits. It’s important to check hospitality opening times because Giudecca is a tiny, mainly residential island and nowhere near as touristy as other parts of Venice. Places can suddenly close too. And a tiny ask: when you visit Venice, please try