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Two nights ago i stayed up into the dark and shared with you, husband’s Mastercook. Summer. Ponsonby. SPQR.
All revved up today whilst playdates are ravaging our house, i have located the snaps from last Winter’s Mastercook with Alex, aka Elmsey.
What a guy this fellow is.
He’s my brother-in-law (of nearly a year).
Someone with big smiles, hands and feets.
Someone patient, motivated, ready-for-a-laugh, loyal and loving.
I’m so happy for my little sis, and they make Mastercook so much fun, and so much
D E L I C I O U S.
Husband surprised me for my birthday last June and booked the babysitter, and kidnapped me into the cold.
After a wine shop at New World Mount Maunganui, he told me he was busting, and oh what a stroke of luck that we were so close to Tessie and Elmsey’s house for a pee-stop.
We arrived to homemade Happy Birthday signs, streamers, a roaring fire for the June night
A N D
M A S T E R C O O K.
Brother Jordan was there too. A true treat. Thanks team.
Alex rustled up Yotam Ottolenghi’s Beef meatballs with fava beans & lemon.
O H
M Y
G O D.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.
We all ate too uncomfortably much.
There was warmed pita and homemade hummus puddled in olive oil to start.
Good wine.
Funny & deep talk.
Aretha Franklin on vinyl was playing on the newly pur-chay-sed turntable.
Semolina, coconut & marmalade cake was to finish, around the fire, whilst sinking into the leather couch, and the boxer dog Bruce.
Jerusalem
A Cookbook
is a treasure tome.
Get it.
Really.
Get it.
Or if you’re a greeny or minimalist frequent Ottolenghi’s website here:
https://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/
Which cookbook would you Mastercook from?
