As of just before Christmas, I am not currently vegetarian. I can’t really explain what moved me away from a practice which felt like it was so much part of who I am. I had dreamt of eating meat, and had missed fish. For years I had thought I was allergic to fish, but it…
Month: January 2016
Making butter
My 2016 treat to myself was a KitchenAid standmixer – refurbished from KitchenAid and raspberry pink. I tried making bread in it, which didn’t work at all. Today I tried making butter. There are a lot of recipes on how to do this, some more complicated than others. I ended up combining the processes of…
Chicago food adventures
I’ve not written here for a while. Last semester left me quite tired and my cooking and eating was generally limited to the familiar. Last week I was very lucky to be able to visit Chicago, where my friend Danielle lives. Most of my time in the States has been in New York, so it…
Cooking and eating 