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food blogging my way across the USA

Hi everyone

I’ve just launched a new page “coming to the USA” to alert US readers to my upcoming trip to the US in March-April next year (2011). I thought I’d post the text here too so I can catch your attention, and get input and suggestions from you about great local food bloggers in the [...]

Family banana bread recipe

Our family has been munching this banana bread since I remember, and like the rest of  my family I’ve never been an immaculate cake maker.  More often than not they end up like this one, so I have no interest in entering the Rosy Levy Berenbaum league.  But it tastes great, and lasts well.

If you [...]

Sweet potato, papaya, lime and passionfruit salad

© Clare Richards 2009 Sweet potato, papaya, lime & passionfruit salad

I love papaya for breakfast, but it is not very sustaining on its own.  Sweet potato is amazing in its capacity to keep you going for hours and hours, but can be a bit on the heavy side to eat on its own for breakfast.  [...]

The strange life of a cookbook writer, and chilli pumpkin

© Catseye Productions

I don’t know what this process has been like for others, but one side effect of recipe testing is that I don’t always have the time or energy to make myself a really good meal through the day, as I’m distracted with researching and testing ingredients and recipes.

Not often being in the mood [...]

Stop! Don’t shoot…

…I haven’t washed the floors yet!

© Catseye Productions

Tomorrow Ali turns up ( Catseye Productions ) to do our first photo shoot for Tropical Cuisine: Cooking in Clare’s Kitchen.  So the morning will be filled with a flurry of cooking in preparation for her arrival.  Let’s hope between us we come up with some shots to [...]