Yesterday, I posted about peanut soup, and how most people resist the idea. That made me think of something my family always said. It wasn’t unique to us, but we did use it: Don’t knock it if you ain’t tried it. It’s good advice when…

This looks so creamy and feels so rich in the mouth and is so filling, it ought to be called I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan Soup. But it isn’t. Feasting at Home, where I got this recipe, says: African Peanut Soup, also known as Groundnut…

I was faffing around with the remote control the other night, and I happened to see that Netflix had a movie adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE. I haven’t read that book since it creeped me out when I was…