About me
and my blog
I love writing about food.
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Chocolate rum and raisin brownies
I have a bottle of rum in kitchen that bought at the airport in Lanzarote 5 years ago. Don’t ask, I’m not an especially big alcohol drinker. I have however developed an interested in making rum and raisin baked goods. This was my first creation: https://cantaloupe.press/2019/11/06/rum-and-fruit-cake/ This weekend I made brownies with rum and… sultanas. Very tasty … Read more
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Caribbean Chicken and Mango Curry
It’s three weeks into the new year and I am reclaiming my love of cooking, and writing about it! Read more
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He won the fight but not the war.
Epo ni mo ru, ko ni yangi ma ba t’emi je. This was a story of two men. One, called “Elepo” because of the nature of his merchandise, which was palm oil. The other called “Oniyangi” also because of the nature of his own merchandise, which was sharp sand. One day a long, long time… Read more
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Together we are stronger
The first day of the first week of the new Conservative government and the penultimate week of the year. By God it’s been a long year… A year dominated by toxic and seemingly never ending Brexit discussions and a feeling that we were just holding our breath as a nation. But now it seems as… Read more
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Under the Blue Lights
Originally posted on The girl in the bubble: “Roman candles that burn in the night, Yeah, you are a shining light…” Ash – Shining Light is playing on the radio at the tube station coffee shop while I wait for my hot chocolate drink and ham and cheese croissant. One minute I am looking at… Read more
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A full on chemical reaction
Originally posted on The girl in the bubble: Roman candles that burn in the night, Yeah, you are a shining light. You lit a torch in the infinite, Yeah, you are a shining light. Yeah, you light up my life. You have always been a thorn in their side, But to me you’re a shining… Read more
