Do you cook with other people?
Why cooking companionably, with family or friends, can add an extra layer of pleasure to preparing food and eating it. And I offer you a wonderful pasta recipe that can get everyone involved.
Scrolling through Instagram this week I was captivated by a post by the Australian baker and writer Dan Lepard (if you’re unfamiliar with his book Short and Sweet: The Best of Home Baking, I recommend seeking it out.Truthfully, it’s the only baking book you really need.) Dan explained that his 93-year old mum had been given a bag of kumquats and he was looking forward to making marmalade with her. The opportunities left to prepare food together, he said, were running out.
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