Not for those stuck-up culinary bods who fuss over every detail but STUPENDOUS for us ordinary folk who are actually pretty good cooks, just don’t want to spend our lives on time-consuming, pretentious, “recipes”. You’ll like the self-deprecating humourous advice, and the laugh-out-loud cartoons, and the keep-it-relaxed menus but also, more seriously, the amazing accounts of how the foods we unthinkingly consume today were so ingeniously developed by our far-off ancestors in prehistoric … [Read more...] about How to be a bad cook by Ruth finnegan
Oh Kate! by Ruth Finnegan
A first counting book full of colour and excitement in which little Kate jumps ecstatically in a muddy puddle then explores the thrilling world around her - from ducks to frogs to butterflies - with the help of her mother and their adorable dog. This is the first in Ruth Finnegan’s absorbing Kate Pearl series that takes the reader - and Kate - from young childhood through young adulthood to full - fantastic - maturity. … [Read more...] about Oh Kate! by Ruth Finnegan
Storms, the way of the mariner by Tom Schofield and Ruth Finnegan
Storms are incredible. What could be more historic,, more mythic, more terrible whether by land or sea? In this unique personal account of winds and waves and terrorising skies, learn how storms are caused, what they do, and whether they are really now more frequent and devastating than in the past. Hear it through the experience of a sea captain who has been through many, the blow by blow account of living through a hurricane in a small open boat, the memories of a passenger and more, … [Read more...] about Storms, the way of the mariner by Tom Schofield and Ruth Finnegan
