Claire Thomson

1 week ago | indiaknight.substack.com | India Knight |Claire Thomson

Happy nearly Easter! This lovely painting is by Beth Spencer, just for us. I love all its textures. I am so grateful to Beth for agreeing to illustrate some of these posts - whenever one of her pictures pings in it just makes my day. This post is free to read. Do consider a paid subscription if it’s your cup of tea.

1 month ago | rosiekellett.substack.com | Rosie Kellett |Claire Thomson

Well, would you look at that! I’m going to be taking In for Dinner on tour this Spring Summer and I am SO unbelievably excited about it! (I also feel like it’s appropriate to share this one tiny BTS detail that the above image was the picture I really wanted for the cover of the book, but in the end it couldn’t be, so I’m v glad to be giving it it’s moment here) Back to the tour… We’ve partnered with some of my favourite independent book shops all over the UK on a schedule of very exciting...

2 months ago | thejc.com | Claire Thomson |Maunika Gowardhan |Victoria Prever |Jake Cohen

I am not Italian, but I really think I’d like to be. This recipe for peas sott’olio serves as a small reminder why. Italians have a knack with vegetables – it’s innate in their cookery to put vegetables centre stage, rather than as something of an afterthought. So, if you haven’t come across this dish before, it is a simple one: boiling peas with whole garlic and sprigs of mint, then draining and dressing the lot with a good amount of olive oil (sott’olio means ‘under oil’).

2 months ago | thejc.com | Claire Thomson |Maunika Gowardhan |Victoria Prever |Jake Cohen

French toast has my heart. I admire all recipes that give stale bread a lifeline. There are many recipes out there in the world with repurposed day-old or more bread as star of the show. So much so, I buy or make bread and always have the tail end of a loaf in mind for one recipe of another. French toast is an easy win in this house, either sweet or savoury. What makes this French toast special is the use of orange blossom water (an ingredient that so deserves its cupboard space).

Dec 11, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Claire Thomson

A new 3,000-home development in west Edinburgh has been recommended for approval by officials at the city council. If approved, the new community would be constructed on a 29-hectare brownfield site which used to be a runway for Edinburgh Airport, as part of a £1bn development for the city. The development proposed by Crosswind Developments would include a mixture of one, two and three-bedroom homes, as well as office space, shops, a school, active travel routes and a green urban park.