Obviously I should have included “with kindness” or “with brownies” in the title but I am testing click-bait. Wednesday, March 10th – yes I really am that crap at getting content out – and I am sat at home working. Suddenly there is an rustle and a bang at the back door and the dog – https://www.instagram.com/bandit_and_the_piggies/ – goes mental. I get up and check, all the while conscious this could be the start of the Zombie Apocalypse. 2nd post has arrived. A weighty parcel for me. What have I ordered? Am I going to get told off for this? To my genuine surprise it is a parcel from a…

Now that lockdown has eased a bit, we – the fambo – like to go out for Sunday brunch with our friends The Hodgsons and anyone else who would like to join. On one such occasion – a fortnight ago – I had the privilege of meeting Lisa – aka The Yummy Yank – and her husband Ian, and we started talking about one of my all time favourite subjects, cakes. The Yummy Yank brings authentic American desserts to the UK, baking such classics as rich chocolate brownies, our own All American Bars, luscious carrot cake and our amazing cake/cheesecake combinations that tower above the rest. I stole this from…

When I chose to stop drinking in 2016 I took the stance that I was doing this for me. I wasn’t doing it as a gimmick like Dry January, I wasn’t doing it because I turn in to an ogre when I drink and I wasn’t doing it to save money – spoiler, you don’t. I was and remain comfortable with being around drunk people and complete get why people drink. I don’t go out of my way to push the benefits of not drinking on people and – due to being a tad introverted – not drinking hasn’t really changed my social life. For me it was all about…