Cooking. Reading. Toast
January 2021 At the end of last year, I discovered a book, The Little Library Year. I saw it advertised in a magazine and thought it sounded right up my street. I love cooking, I love reading, and this is a book that takes you through each season, suggesting weather appropriate recipes using seasonal ingredients, as well as books suited to the time of year. A great book to leave on the coffee table and dip in and out of as you please. I automatically opened it at the front and began reading, but then remembered it was autumn so flicked towards the back and started from there. Recipes have a short passage talking about the book they were inspired from and I like how my cooking then feels part of a story. In the long, dark days section, there is a whole chapter devoted to toast. I'm a big toast fan. So simple, yet so comforting. Even when I'm not hungry, the smell of toast whets my appetite, and it's truly impossible to ever only have ...