Naomi

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Blue and white patterned bowl filled with black beans, avocado, tomatoes, sliced radish, rice, mixed green and yellow beans and feta topped with zataar.
Pale blue bowl of soba noodle salad with haricot beurre, mangetout, green beans, sugar snaps and edamame. Tahini, lime, soy sauce dressing. Crispy sesame coated, smoked tofu on top.
Fresh tube of previously unavailable Blistex in its packaging.
A sort of prawn cocktail. Masses of salad leaves from the garden, topped with little Atlantic prawns, diced cucumber, spring onions and marie rose. A few tomatoes for colour.
Tandoori monkfish skewers on the BBQ
A grey speckled slug on a green leaf.
An unidentified green plant with spiky edges leaves.
A photo of penne sent by my brother by whatsapp to taunt me because of my hatred of penne with my rather vulgar response.
A white bowl with chickpeas and roasted peppers in a smoky, tomato sauce. Cavolo nero. A filet of sea bass with lovely crispy skin.
Glass kilner jar with homemade kombucha looking like it’s growing a homunculi…
A bowl of new potatoes (waiting for salty butter). A plate with slices of tomato tart (puff pastry, goat’s cheese, tomatoes and thyme). A bowl of rocket salad with Parmesan shavings and toasted pine nuts.
A bottle of champagne (gifted to me by two of my dearest friends for my 50th) cracked open to celebrate Mother’s Day and my husband’s last game as U16s rugby coach. Two beautiful, delicate coupes filled with champagne. What a day.
Whatsapp conversation showing a bag of potatoes. The teen put the last bag in the freezer by accident. Just wanted to check where I should put this bag.
The best sandwich in Rome. A white roll stuffed to the brim with artichoke and pecorino. Wrapped in white paper.
Golden hour in Monti, Rome. Sun shining on a building in the distance at the end of the road.
Fluffy white pretzels on a cooling rack. Baked by the 11yo. Partly shaped by me due to some mini meltdowns (theirs, not mine).
A cooling tray of shiny burger buns lovingly made on a rainy Sunday afternoon by an 11 year old
Sainsbury’s jar of nutmeg with a BBE date of January 1997
Costa coffee cup sat on a white reception desk.
Pale blue bowlful of yellow dal topped with slices of roasted aubergine, roasted cherry tomatoes, spiced tempeh, pickled ‘pink’ red onions and some greek yogurt.