What are you Reading?
All of the research shows us that one of the key things we can do as adults to help encourage the children around us to read, is to just read ourselves. Young children mimic the actions of those around them, meaning if our actions are centred around good reading...
February – A Hot and Spicy Librarycook
You’d think, thought the librarycook, that after decades of cooking, she’d have learned to read. The recipe, that is, not the book she can hardly tear herself from. But her attempt at Harissa Chicken Skewers with Couscous Salad would prove otherwise. How...
Librarycook – a fishy story – November
“20 years of Delicious” screamed the November issue’s cover, replete with a spectacularly meringuey cake. The librarycook has enjoyed many of the offerings of those 20 years, and dived headlong in, eager to see what would catch her eye. And what...October librarycook – What does a “weeknight recipe” really mean?
The October issue of Delicious was packed to the gunwales with look-at-me deliciousness. The cover featured an Ottolenghi delight, a Potato and Spinach Pie, which is crying out to be made. There were Ricotta, Ginger & Pineapple Tarts; a Chicken, Tomato &...
September librarycook – Mince and Potatoes, but not as you know them
Could the September issue of Delicious look any more Australian? A giant Lamington cake was the featured image, and the issue included twists on Aussie staples like the iced vovo and the vanilla slice. For the librarycook, though, and yes, she does realise her...
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