Step into the August garden And inhale summer’s final breath, Fruits bulging, plump and ripe Alive, but close to death. – Pick the ripe berries as you pass And let their blood stain your hands, Skin sweetened by purple juice Fruits of life, given by the land. – Watch as summer begins its end AndContinue reading “Apple and blackberry crumble cake”
Author Archives: Alice Mulhearn Williams
Beauty in the Bleak
I’m home now after a magical month spent in Italy. There were so many wonderful moments, a weekend trip to the glistening blue sea of the Ligurian coast and eating Giundujotto chocolates in Turin to name a few. However, there was one day a few weeks ago that I’ll always remember. The morning broke –Continue reading “Beauty in the Bleak”
The Mountain Air
It’s cold here, up in the mountains. From the stifling streets of Venice to the snow-capped peaks of Cogne, it’s quite a change. When we leave the house we have to wrap up in coats and when the piercing sun fights its way through the clouds we joyfully peel off our layers. The air isContinue reading “The Mountain Air”
Living the Dream….
Whenever I used to stare wistfully in the distance, muttering something about how I longed to live in Venice, someone would for sure answer “Pfft, it might seem like a great place to live when you’re busy buying Venetian masks and cruising down the Grand Canal on a gondola, but ask a Venetian; I betContinue reading “Living the Dream….”
Cupcakes for Tennis
On Saturday my friends and I decided to try our hands at tennis. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve picked up our rackets, trekked to the grass courts and made complete fools of ourselves; however we soon got into the swing of things. When I say that even a group of ten yearContinue reading “Cupcakes for Tennis”
A season of colour
Summer brings colour; plump ruby tomatoes, earthy purple beets and jewel-like green peas. And that’s only the salad bowl…. The above rainbow of colour is smoked mackerel salad with beetroot, potatoes, peas, tomatoes, olives and egg with a vinaigrette dressing. A simple chickpea salad also managed to transmogrify itself into a vibrant explosion of purple andContinue reading “A season of colour”
Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic
Do you know what instantly brightens a grey day, a work day, a Wednesday, a Tuesday or practically any day? Food. Food that comes hot from the oven; so mouth-wateringly full of flavour that it sedates all of the world’s troubles, leaving the diner left in a comatose state of food induced euphoria. A fewContinue reading “Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic”
´Casa De Los Angeles´ – House of Angels
It was a bright morning in London when I walked to Borough tube station, acquiring strange looks as I squeezed through the barriers, struglling under the weight of a gigantic back pack. I stepped onto the tube, knowing that the next time I was to be on English soil I would have experienced one amazingContinue reading “´Casa De Los Angeles´ – House of Angels”
On the great gelato trail
I fall in love with places too easily. Most people, when they return from a wonderful holiday destination will think, ‘how beautiful, I must come back someday’. Not me however, instead I become so transfixed with the place that I set my heart firmly on the idea of living there. Unsurprisingly then, I’ve returned home fromContinue reading “On the great gelato trail”
A Home for the Heart
Home. Even the word is beautiful. The first soft consonant hums peacefully before being embraced and silenced by the reassuring softness of an ‘m’. In a sort of way it is onomatopoeic, the wholesome mono-syllabic utterance reflecting perfectly the warmth of the place we call ‘home’. For me, home will always be buried within theContinue reading “A Home for the Heart”
To The Table 