“The people are good here”, said the owner of the B&B, driving us for free and at her own insistence…
I wrote a piece about two of my favourite writers, Patience Gray and MFK Fisher, for The Times Literary Supplement.…
Text Rebecca May Johnson Illustration Matt Blease Photographic Editor Holly Hay Few things make the boundaries of everyday life more acutely felt…
The season of oranges is beginning. Thinking about oranges began in Sicily in September, detailed in A Varied List of Sicily,…
Thyme, oregano, rosemary and sage smell like incantation and secrets let slip from the hard, dry earth. Rituals I don’t know. Demolished kitchens…
How can I satisfy my appetite and need for pleasure without eating too much or spending more than £5 and feeling…
via Baked Artichokes | Beans and Ham with Green Sauce Sunday was an odd-feeling day spent on the sofa trying…
I love hot chocolate. Not too sweet, and by that I don’t mean dark hot chocolate, I don’t like it…
A recipe for marriage.
Take two pigs’ feet, cut in half, lengthways and and take care they are clean and there’s no hair between…
We just got Simeti’s book Sicilian Food. Recipes from Italy’s Abundant Isle, and I am floored by the brilliance of the preface, having…
