Monthly Archives: December 2004

Holding The Baby: Part III

On the last night before Christmas, Iris bumped heavily into Nathan, trying not to drop the carrier bags that were biting heavily into her cold fingers. His face grinned and glowed in the bitter December night air. Come and have … Continue reading

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Butternut Squash Lasagne

Searching the BBC food website for vegetarian recipes, I came across this Pumpkin Lasagne. As butternut squash has been something of a favourite at Casa Uborka lately, I thought I’d customise it ever so slightly; purchased ingredients and headed into … Continue reading

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Spinach

I have never been a fussy eater, unlike my brother who used to be forced to eat one pea for every year of his age, which is not so good since he hit 30. I eat fish warily, and don’t … Continue reading

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A Creative Approach

I went to two secondary schools. The first one was a former girls’ grammar in Kendal, with a strict bottle-green uniform [and white knee-socks*], but I only went there for two terms. The second school had a dress code, which … Continue reading

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