In my previous existence as a secondary school English teacher I frequently taught Robert Browning’s poem My Last Duchess to my GCSE classes – click here to read the poem.
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A Chemistry Lesson
It is not uncommon for cooking – specifically baking – to be likened to chemistry. The way that baking requires the cook to mix together ingredients in specific quantities which then combine and, through the application of heat, turn into a new product, is not dissimilar to what happens in the chemistry experiments we all participated in at school. Continue reading “A Chemistry Lesson”
An Italian Feast
Some books call out to be included in my blog: replete with a range of dishes, sweet and savoury, with sufficient detail to enable me to make them in my own kitchen, it’s almost as though the author knew what I was up to! Continue reading “An Italian Feast”
Male friendship and food
There is a general assumption that men and women operate very differently when it comes to friendships: whereas for women the focus is on emotional intimacy and support with a smaller number of friends, men tend to have more friends but their friendships are more transactional and based on shared activities and interests. Continue reading “Male friendship and food”