Two books and a recipe

I wrote this in late March at the beginning of lockdown and it was published as part of the Daunt…

diary

29th May, 7.40am I placed a small pan of water on to heat up and filled the kettle with water…

28th May, 7.30am I cooked two eggs just below boiling point for 6 minutes and put them in a small glass…

A recipe for Leah’s cupboard Ingredients 4-6 chicken thighs 1 onion, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tablespoons tomato paste…

I fancied a rich, dark cake but didn’t want faff and made this using an all in one sponge method,…

A recipe for my cupboard Ingredients 1 medium onion, finely diced 1 carrot, finely diced 6 inch piece of celery,…

Recipe for Sarah’s cupboard 100g walnuts 150 ml olive oil 1 large garlic clove or 2 smaller ones 1 lemon…

A recipe for Morwenna’s cupboard. Ingredients butter or vegetable oil rice (c. 90g-100g per person, rinsed) 2 smoked mackerel fillets…

A recipe for Zoe’s cupboard Ingredients 3-4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 teaspoons cumin 2 teaspoons of turmeric 1 teaspoon of…

We prepared and cooked this meal as we went in a very leisurely way while we sitting around drinking and…