Ashley CattMay 31, 20206 min readA meaningful contribution (part-two)A little while ago, when the quarantine was in it's infancy and we were just becoming accustomed to the shrinking of our worlds, I wrote...
Ashley CattApr 27, 20206 min readThe morning washed the honey from the skyI think it's likely that we all have ideas ricocheting between the walls of our skulls that require a small push to bring into fruition,...
Ashley CattApr 16, 20208 min readIn the circle gamePerhaps it's of poor taste to speak of viral phenomena during these times, but the hotel group Hilton recently released the recipe for...
Ashley CattApr 8, 20209 min readI think I should be with youBack in 2014, Molly Wizenberg of Orangette fame published a blog post about lime curd. Although a tantalising prospect, it wasn't the...
Ashley CattMar 15, 20206 min readIt exists among us It seems somewhat strange now to continue this blog unabated. To carry on writing about food at a time when it's availability seems to be...
Ashley CattMar 9, 20208 min readThe food bloggers of 15-years pastI've mentioned Felicity Cloake a couple of times before here. Her food journalism has helped me shape varieties of chana masala and mung...
Ashley CattFeb 12, 20206 min read"the honey spread itself so thin"I don't think a blog post ever goes by without me bringing up the fact that prepared food usually doesn't come without some kind of...
Ashley CattJan 4, 20205 min readWhat was then; what is now.I think it can be agreed that veganism in 2020 (speaking as a non-vegan) is much more exciting than it was 30-40 years ago. I saw a video...
Ashley CattDec 11, 20196 min readA tendency to tweakRecently, the realisation came to me that I couldn't remember the last time I had made a recipe without fundamentally changing something...
Ashley CattOct 20, 20196 min readCounter-intuitive neural pathways (but make it Autumnal).Some of our habits and associations stay with us; we don't feel any need to reorient or challenge them. Others, we may adjust or even...