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The Mother-in-Law’s House was transformed into Grand Central Station this week, with the arrival and now imminent departure of Sally and her family.  If the internet were made of paper, you would see the tear drop stains on this page. I first met Sally a year ago at shul in Bristol, where she and her […]

Health Tea

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When you become a parent, one of the things that people (even STRANGERS) like to tell you is that you’ll get sick all the time.  Because small children like to lick things.  They lick floors, they lick other children, they snog animals and French kiss railings in public places, and mostly gum objects that have […]

Chocolate Truffles

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What with all that marmalade drama last week, succeeded by a blissful batch of Blood Orange Curd, I used the remaining limes from my giant box of citrus fruit to magic up some seriously good chocolate truffles. My truffles – or ‘ruffles’ as they are known by the children – are easy-on-the-eye balls of delight […]

Pear, Cardamom and Almond Macaroons with a Dark Chocolate Drizzle

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A tumble in the hay, a fumble in the dark, a bit of how’s your father, or, as my little brother so eloquently puts it, schtupping – it’s all the same when The Mother-in-Law walks in. Apparently, she needed to find the lead for her 1970s laptop. Well, should I ever need to figure out […]