Pistachio Butter Birthday Cake

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. – from The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare The waratah flower, native to … More

Rhubarb Pound Cake

There’s a wild sunset brewing up over the Pacific. The water is glowing turquoise, the sky is turning crazy pink, … More

— the dusk light, the cloud pattern, recorded always in your heart and the rest of the world — chaos … More

The skies today are a bright, pale mid-winter blue, the air still and cold. I’m enjoying a moment of afternoon … More

I made this cake for my niece’s second birthday a couple of weeks ago. A pretty chilled out afternoon – balmy weather, … More

“I want everything to have a handle, I want everything to be a cup or a tool, I want people … More

“Oh madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children’s mouths, you may indeed feed … More

A few weekends ago I invited a friend around for Sunday brunch. She came with a backpack full of eggs … More

“In my way of thinking, anything is possible. Life is at the bottom of things and belief at the top, … More

Content warning: many swears to follow, ‘coz sometimes only a fuck will do. It struck my quite forcibly recently that … More