A Danish Break

A deviation from my journey through food in English literature, but after a recent short break in Copenhagen I felt inspired to try my hand at a bit of Danish baking, and blog about it.  So this post is more about moving from the pages of the guidebook – rather than those of literary texts – to the plate.  Continue reading “A Danish Break”

The Greedy Reader

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, www.mfa.org
Mrs Duffee Seated on a Striped Sofa, Reading by Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1876) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, www.mfa.org

I love reading.  And I love cooking just as much.  So what could be better than combining my two passions?  In this blog I’ll be writing about the references to food that I come across in the books I read, and then sharing my experiences of trying to cook some of this food in my North London kitchen.  I’ll be providing recipes, and photos of the finished results, so you can also – if you wish – try them out yourselves.  Continue reading “The Greedy Reader”