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Comfort Food, Barmy Oatcakes and Emilys
Comfort Food It’s November. According to the Met Office we have actually lost about two hours of daylight during October! Which perhaps explains why we often feel in need of comfort at this time of year, even though January and February are usually so much colder and bleaker. And looking at the state of the
The Myths of Classic Crime Fiction
‘ “Detective stories contain a dream of justice. they project a vision of a world in which wrongs are righted, and villains are betrayed by clues that they did not know they were leaving. A world in which murderers are caught and hanged, and innocent victims are avenged, and future murder is deterred.” “But it
Food, Culture and Identity
A story of food, culture and identity Possibly my favourite cookbook, and certainly my most used, is Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian. I can’t recommend it highly enough, even if you’re not vegetarian (I’m not). I might have mentioned before that I mainly cook because I like eating, and so I’m naturally drawn to the work
Don’t Mention the War: Memories of World War II
“With all the care and compassion at our command, let us tend the flower of life, for it is for that our brothers and sisters died and we were spared.” J B Priestley, Journey into Daylight, broadcast on the BBC, May 11th, 1945, in Priestley’s Postcripts, BBC Sounds. Memories of World War II I hope
Merry Christmas
Busy I’m tired. What with the launch of Castle Sefton Press‘ first book – Ghost Train – and preparations for Christmas, I think that’s only natural. And it’s good to be tired from doing productive things. At the last minute too, CSP also had to deal with some new EU legislation, the new General Product
