Spiced Sweet Potato Pancakes

So I was a little dubious of cooking with pomegranate, more so because it required a special trip to Waitrose (because apparently they are too exotic for Coop) and an obscene effort to extract the seeds. I was happy to swallow my words. The contrasting tastes of the sweet-bitter pomegranate, the salty feta and the subtly flavoured patties bounced of each other. The herby yoghurt and creamy avocado provided welcome moisture. I found this recipe attractive and tasty, a lovely vegetarian summery meal, not that I am naïve enough to hope for a summer in this country.

Carrot cake

 I never imagined it would be so traumatic cooking with my 20-year-old sister, newly returned from university in Exeter. It was a titanic struggle. I now feel physically and mentally drained, almost unable to write this post.