Category Archives: Book

The Hostess with the mostest!

I actually love being a hostess. Who’ll be in charge of drinks: Me please! Who’ll make sure there’s napkins and cutlery: Me! Me! I love it. Everything organised, nobody desperately seeking brown sugar for the coffee. I always get coffee … Continue reading

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Give this girl a swirl!

This book ‘Full and Plenty’ by the talented food journalist Maura Laverty belonged to my late grand aunt Peggy. Nearly all of my memories of Peggy feature crusty white bread, slices of butter and real ham. Not a lady that … Continue reading

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