This happened to be the best pavlova I've made so far - that might partially be because I've made so many now that I actually feel like I know what I'm doing.
Pavlova Week: Lemon and Blueberry Pavlova
This pavlova is light and refreshing, airy but creamy at the same time. It's the ideal picnic dessert - it's the ideal picnic meal.
Pavlova Week: French Silk Pavlova
I've been wanting to do something with pavlova for a long time and now that it's summer I thought we could do a bit of a pavlova extravaganza.
Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
This book was an ambitious project for Madeline Miller's first novel. It tells the story of Patroclus and Achilles, heroes of the Iliad, the ancient Homeric song/poem of the Trojan War.
The Starlight Woman
A Starlight Woman, as I would define her, is a woman who basically has everything, or at least everything that our society values.
The Milk Experiment (Doesn’t That Sound Nice): Part 1
In black tea drinking culture, milk and sugar are important elements. I'll get into sugar eventually, but for now let's focus on milk.
Honey and Molasses Cookies
The honey actually manages to come through; the molasses gives it that base of rich flavour.
The Morris Arboretum and the Saga of the Memory Card
The Morris Arboretum has been part of the University of Pennsylvania since 1932. It's the preserved summer estate of John and Lydia Morris (brother and sister), the inheritors of an iron manufacturing company.
Review: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti is inextricably linked to her people via their traditions and beliefs, but she also desperately wants to learn, and this internal conflict sets the tone ...
also honey 