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Family traditions: Making Gravenstein apple pie

When I was growing up our family holidays were spent at the Russian River in Northern California. Back then it wasn’t the trendy bohemian destination it is today. We went there because a family friend owned a sprawling log house on the riverbank, and our large family could stay economically. We’d play …

Pan-fried lemon sole with capers and parsley

So, I got my latest fish box from Delish Fish in Petershead, Scotland. This time is was perfectly vacuum- packed fresh Lemon Sole fillets. Ah, I thought to myself, this will be easy. I know that if kids don’t like fish, it is likely that they WILL like Lemon Sole, because of …

On making Buzzy Bees with Annabel Karmel

So …. I went to this blogger event in London. Traffic was bad and I arrived about an hour late. As I walked up to the Georgian House, I reached into the caverns of my bag in search of a mint. Rummaging around I found, oh, what’s that? A gumi bear? Ouch! What the blank is that? I pulled out …