A friend of mine is in the process of moving house, and he’s been trying to get me to take a lot of his stuff off his hands. It’s a long way they’re moving, so they want to travel as light as possible. One thing he found while rummaging through the house was several large … Read more
I came home from the greengrocers the other day with a big bunch of oranges, as I wanted to make some orange tarts. As I almost always do, though, I ended up buying way too much, and now had to reckon with the fact of a big pile of fruit going bad in my kitchen. … Read more
I was out at the farmer’s market the other day when I found the most gorgeous display of locally grown berries. What really caught my eye was the blueberries. They looked amazing—so large and juicy, I just had to buy a big bag. I did get home and realize that I may have gone a … Read more
I was out at the pet store the other day thinking of new snacks that I could buy for my parakeet. I think he’s been getting a bit bored of the same old treats and snacks, so I want to change it up a bit for him. Feeling uninspired by the parrot food section, I … Read more
I was out having dinner with some friends the other night and decided to order a mango sorbet for dessert. I’ve always loved mango, but don’t have it around so much, so I decided to treat myself. We are all parrot owners, and we got talking about snacks that we feed our parrots—my friend, on … Read more
I came back from the allotment the other day laden down with a great harvest. It’s carrot season where I live, so I’ve pulled up some absolute beauties for the kitchen. I have all sorts of plans about where I’m going to use them all, so not one of them will go to waste. As … Read more