Pistachio Butter Birthday Cake

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

Pistachio & Rosewater Cake with Cardamom Frosting

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

… again the emerald green pallu of her sari tucked in at her hips, across her breast, and cough it … More

Now the leaves are falling fast… – from ‘Autumn Song’, W. H. Auden The day we made these Pear & … More

“I believe that one can never leave home. I believe that one carries the shadows, the dreams, the fears and … More

I’ve been down in Melbourne all of this week house hunting for what is turning out to be a very … More

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

My last meal then would be pastry kneaded by her hand and filled as if by magic with her love … More

Given the refugee crisis engulfing Europe – and the world – at the moment, writing about milk and oats seems … More

Take bread away from me, if you wish, take air away, but do not take from me your laughter. – … More