Month: December 2018

Liz’s Aunt’s Boozy Christmas Fruit Cake

Liz’s Aunt’s Boozy Christmas Fruit Cake

I learn lots of things at book club. Two of them are that my friend Liz reads more books than anyone else I know and that she hates Christmas cake made with that nasty industrial candied fruit just like I do. But we both love 

Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms and Peppers

Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms and Peppers

Sunday dinner is all about comfort food for me. Tonight I made a risotto with porcini mushrooms and peppers. It’s based on this BBC Food recipe for mushroom risotto with some extras and substitutions thrown in. It turned out very well and I will definitely