Tonight is the Erev of Rosh HaShana, which, translated from the Hebrew, means ‘New Years Eve’. Unlike the organised ‘People of the Book’, those that inhabit The Mother-in-Law’s house are entangled in the annual maelstrom of preparing for a festival: last minute baking, shopping, cleaning, gardening, and inviting of the renegade West Country Jews. The […]
As summer draws to a close and the fruits of our springtime labours are pouring out of the Secret Garden in abundance, the earth below continues to provide. (In this first year, we’ve grown beetroot, corn on the cob, carrots – OK, maybe just the one carrot – cucumbers, potatoes, tender stem broccoli, a variety […]
I’m in the final trimester of my second pregnancy and I have a vivacious toddler to fuel, so what better way is there to treat us both (and ply her with healthy stuff, like seeds and dried fruit) than with some chunky, chewy flapjacks. Unfortunately, this time round my baking didn’t go quite to plan… […]
