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My TinyLetter is called Tales From Topographic Kitchens and it collects all my food writing and cookbook recommendations in one place.

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Here's a pigeon I designed when I was five. Pleased to say its finally gone into production.

Cooking with these today. They're actually a type of bean although they're collectively known as 'southern peas' alongside crowder and cream peas in the American South. I pestered so many people - especially storekeepers - about what brand to buy and Camellia was definitely the most popular. I'm making a soupy stewy thing with kale, andouille sausage , spices, all of this in chicken stock from a @suttonhoochicken. It's sunny out, and warm, but the light has changed, hasn't it? And I'm in a cardigan.

I would serve hard time in prison rather than drink milk and I can say this with confidence because the dinner ladies NEVER WON when they sat a mutinous me in front of a bottle of disgusting warm milk in the school dining room. I lasted all day without food and drink and was prepared to go all week. (Mrs Robey, you were a sadist.) Making children drink this stuff was the most disgusting British habit I could imagine upon my return here. I thought you were all philistines. So, this is a surprising choice of book for me but I do love a single subject deep dive. And Mark Kurlansky's intro endeared itself instantly because he kind of rejects milk toast which is another abomination; a punishment worthy of the worst kind of Victorian parent. Hedgehogs don't like it. Be more hedgehog, people. My newsletter on other single subject books is underway.

We went all the way to New Orleans and found a rum with a connection to Bury St Edmunds. The favourite drink of Reverend Stiggins, a character in Pickwick Papers, was pineapple rum. Part of Dickens book was written at the @angel_hotel_bury in our town. Great chat was had with the owner of the liquor store who is now the owner of a bse tea towel for his store wall 😁. (Posted, I didn't travel with teatowels!) I hope I can find this place again. This is such a smoky, deep rum and I'm making ice cream with it. Not sickly at all. It's infused with the bark of the pineapple tree.

Last year, this year. My son's dog, Albert.

Boudin with sorrel and green chili salsa. A baby only this mother could love but OMG sooo delicious.

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