Honestly, I thought I might be done with this blog. But then all of a sudden, the world turned upside down and all I can do to stay calm...

Once a year, in December, I make fruitcake. It's my grandmother's recipe . In my family, it was first made by her, then by my mo...

December and January are - in Australia anyway - associated with one cake. Though it's often called Christmas cake, fruit cake strad...

There's a lot to be said for simple. Margherita pizza. Good-quality vanilla ice-cream. A plain croissant, fresh out of the oven, wit...