My mother-in-law Pat is a legendary cook. Particularly when it comes to sweets. You ask her grandchildren about her sponge cakes and her lamingtons and her Charlotte au Chocolat and her Chocolate Rum Pie and her 13 Layer Mocha Cake. She is also a formidable individual. All 5 foot nothing of her. Terrifying I’m telling [...]
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Hi I’m Margaret.
That’s me stuffing spaghetti alla
vongole into my gob. I have my own
graphic design business, red moon creative, and in three or four years I’m hoping to take it, and this blog, on the road to see more of the world and have some adventures with my boy. In the meantime I’ll be dreaming of Istanbul and delighting you with stories, photos and anything else that inspires or makes me laugh along the way. I hope you'll come along for the ride. And just by the by, any design, writing, photography or blogging gigs in exotic locations will be gratefully accepted (she says with a cheeky smile). I'm serious!
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Cooking with Pat Part 2 …
The world’s best sponge cake …
Well, nearly.
Forenote: No daughters, daughters-in-law or granddaughters were harmed in the making of this blog post though one came close … I should have read the signs and got out while I was ahead. My bowl was too deep. My spatula too heavy. My beaters too small. My oven not hot enough. My baking powder [...]