Zë Stuart

Sugar ’n’ Spice ’n’ All Things Nice

Trundling around Harvey Nich’s this afternoon, I happened upon popping corn. Un-popped kernels, beautifully marked up, un-flavoured, ready for the pan. With a little heat, oil, sugar, and spice, they

Vanilla cake

Ingredients * 3 eggs * 2 cups light brown sugar (this imparts a pleasant caramel taste) * ¾ cup unsalted butter, slightly softened and cut into chunks * 1 teaspoon vanilla * 1 teaspoon of salt * 2

Chocolate and Fig Cake

Ingredients * 3 eggs * 2 cups sugar * ¾ cup unsalted butter, slightly softened and cut into chunks * 1 teaspoon vanilla * 1 teaspoon of salt * 2 teaspoons of baking powder * 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

An accurate description of a hangover

Dixon was alive again. Consciousness was upon him before he could get out of the way; not for him the slow, gracious wandering from the halls of sleep, but a summary, forcible ejection.