In the time I’ve been writing this blog (more than ten years now), I’ve only included one post about children’s literature: Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales with a Yuletide recipe for fudge. Continue reading “Learning to cook”
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Mothers and food
With today being Mother’s Day (traditionally known as Mothering Sunday) in the UK, my thoughts went to mothers in literature and the extent to which they are portrayed as food providers and cooks for their children. Continue reading “Mothers and food”
Food and stories
Linda Grant’s 2023 novel The Story of the Forest is a story about stories. Continue reading “Food and stories”
Food in the trenches
10 years ago a friend and I hosted a fundraising supper club on the theme of the First World War (which had broken out 100 years previously); all the food served had a connection with the Great War; you can read more about the supper club here Continue reading “Food in the trenches”