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2 weeks ago | 
smcalpine.substack.com | Skye McAlpine
I’m back to that old mantra of last-month-flew-by-in-the-blink-of-an-eye, and I feel boring and old saying it but then it IS true. I don’t know where May went: I was just getting settled into things, and now we’re halfway through June already. I was chatting with a friend about this the other day, and she was saying that the time-moving-so-fast thing is a sign of age.
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4 weeks ago | 
thetimes.com | Skye McAlpine
When you’re looking to make supper in a hurry, there’s nothing quite like a good plate of spaghetti. The sauce needn’t be anything more complicated than a drizzle of olive oil with some fresh parsley, finely sliced garlic and a little chilli. Plus, of course, heaps of grated parmesan.
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1 month ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Skye McAlpine
I don’t often trust myself to cook pasta for more than four people, because the timings are too delicate. As they say in Naples: ‘people wait for pasta, not the other way round.’ Overcooked pasta is a cook’s worst nightmare, while pasta eaten cold when it should be hot is not much better. But this recipe – like eating a bowl of sunshine – is so simple that even I can happily chat and bring it together at the same time.
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1 month ago | 
smcalpine.substack.com | Skye McAlpine
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1 month ago | 
smcalpine.substack.com | Skye McAlpine
Hello! This is a quick one from me. I’m typing from behind the till on the shop floor. Side note: if you’re in London, please do come say hi! 48 Elizabeth St SW1W 9PA - we’re here until Saturday 7th June (included) and I’m in the shop most days.
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1 month ago | 
smcalpine.substack.com | Skye McAlpine
When you have children, especially small-ish children, the holy grail of travel is that hotel where you can go on holiday with your family and all have a wonderful time, but also not feel like you’re staying at a ‘family hotel’. You’re looking for that perfect balance between somewhere you, the grown-up, wants to go; but also somewhere where your children will feel welcome and - crucially - be entertained without you needing to entertain them yourself all the time.
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1 month ago | 
smcalpine.substack.com | Skye McAlpine
I love putting these lists together for you each month. It’s really fun sharing the things that bring me joy; but I also love how this column also works as a happy reminder of what I’ve loved most recently.
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2 months ago | 
smcalpine.substack.com | Skye McAlpine
So this is potentially a long list. For context, the photo here is of part of (I feel I must specify: not all of) my wall of cookbooks, which is in my study. The wall itself (the whole of the wall it, that is) isn’t even all my cookbooks though; it doesn’t include the ones in my kitchen, or stacked on my desk, or my bedside table, or the many dotted here and there around the house... It doesn’t show the collection of largely vintage cookbooks I have on the other wall on the other side of the study.
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2 months ago | 
thetimes.com | Skye McAlpine
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2 months ago | 
smcalpine.substack.com | Skye McAlpine
Hello from Kenya! I’m typing this from a lodge in the Masai Mara, where right now we’re on safari on our family holiday. Oh my goodness, WOW WOW WOW: what a magical part of the world! Will do a proper comprehensive travel post on this soon, sharing more details and tips… But for now, I just wanted to touch base and say hello before the Easter holidays proper.
