Blistered Summer Salad

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Do you remember how great summer holidays were as a kid? A … More

Roasted Cauliflower & Beetroot Salad with Rosewater Dressing

I bend to it willingly, this patch of earth and its green things, in their own world (though I hold … More

The beetroot is in my roots, borscht in my bloodline. My great grandmother was Ukrainian. The story goes that during … More

Spoon of everyone. Spoon of the belly. Spoon of the empty belly. Spoon of the full one. Spoon of no … More

come on sweetheart let’s adore one another before there is no more of you and me — from Fountain of Fire, … More

We went out to the bush last Sunday. It turned out to be the kind of winter’s day you wish … More

My older brother and his daughter have been coming around on Wednesdays to spend the day with us. The kids … More

Designers want me to dress like Spring, in billowing things. I don’t feel like Spring. I feel like a warm … More

My kids have decided that they will no longer nap at the same time during the day. My hour or … More

We had a most lovely week, this one just past. And much needed. The week before was shitty. First the … More