Salt fish fritters

                       

These are probably one of my favourite Caribbean snacks, salt fish fritters.

This morning, I was talking to my mum about her recipe, who passed it down and who in our family makes the best fritters. I am so grateful that I grew up with a mum who cooked fresh meals, full of herbs and spices, and kept us aquatinted with food connected to our heritage, as well as English classics and other dishes from around the world. Undoubtedly, my love of food was born in our family kitchen.

I've been thinking about the importance of me being able to offer a similar experience to my children, and am keen to spend some real time studying family recipes and creating my own interpretation of them. Behind each family recipe is a story, and that's what really makes you hungry for more.

Happy Sunday,
T x

P.s- this post is for my beautiful D, now all the way in Ghana, discovering family recipes of her own. Love her always...

Bedtime reading

I'm in one of my brother's oversized cast-offs, looking at recipes that call for beautifully ripe strawberries, rose water, sunshine... whilst the cold wind batters my windows.

Believe it or not, I've got a hot water bottle nestled underneath the raspberry and elderflower jelly recipe. Oh, dear.

Sweet dreams,
T x

Sunday kinda love

                ' I don’t want a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday

                Or Thursday, Friday or Saturday

                Oh nothing but Sunday, oh yeah

                 I want a Sunday Sunday

                 I want a Sunday kind of love, oh yeah

                 Sunday, Sunday, Sunday kind of love...'

Pancakes+quilt+book+spells of sunshine+Motown=Sunday=JOY

Happy eating/Sunday,
T x

Sunshine snack?

I CANNOT get enough of mango kulfi, right now. Even though the below look like weaponry...

                                              Et ma mère, having the time.of.her.life...
     

Happy eating,

Love us x

DINNER

Spicy (ish) salmon with runner beans, dressed in lime and honey. I cannot get enough of runner beans, I just LOVE them.

                                          

And a lil retro number for puds- coconut and raspberry sandwich.
                                          

Peace out,
T x

LUNCH

Chicken baked in cream, mustard, honey and a lotta garlic with mashed potatoes and spinach.

                                    

Yeahhhh!

Happy Eating,
T x

P.s- my friend's big sister is on the current series of Master Chef and doing well! Go Louise!

Winter warmers??

The last time I let the sunshine mislead me, excitedly shunning the hot water bottle and Ovaltine, it snowed for two days.

Comfort food is not yet off the menu, and so we have... Boeuf bourguignon, mashed potatoes and creamed leeks, followed by a plum pudding. POW. I went to bed on a cloud of butter and double cream.

                                         

                                      

My gorgeous friend H, all the way in Hong Kong, sent me this photo via Whatsapp. I immediately resumed visualising sand beneath my feet, brightly coloured flowers in my hair, flapping sarongs, etc.

                                                      

Saying that, you have to be thankful for any progress, and yesterday, I was thrilled to walk home mitten-less, sledge-less, wearing a leather jacket, blue skies overhead.

Happy Eating,
T x