Summer, summer, summer, rolling before me in reels of golden sunshine that smell of freedom. Last week, whilst sitting at my desk with dusk drawing in far too quickly, I drew up a mental list of everything I would do after exams. In an atmosphere where even cooking dinner felt like a guilty pleasure, IContinue reading “Pearl barley salad”
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A Middle Eastern Salad
A few days ago I found myself engrossed in Nigel Slater’s book, Fast Food. I wasn’t simply skimming the pages, I was lingering over every description. when he writes about the simple joy of a platter full of Medjool dates, plump figs, and polished hazelnuts he isn’t telling me how to make a dessert, he’s telling me a story. IContinue reading “A Middle Eastern Salad”