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Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson , I am a writer and cook and here is the audio podcast version of my nineteenth newsletter, with the title Love Distance Love. In it I read aloud writing about a restaurant in Birmingham I have visited three times in the past year, some art that I saw there, a salady menu with recipes, and my eating notes from the week. If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL...

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson , I am a writer and cook and here is the audio podcast version of my eighteenth newsletter, with the title Artichoke Season. In it I read aloud a piece of writing about growing artichokes, give a menu and several recipes, and share my eating notes from the week. If you’d like to pre-order my book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN out 25th August, you can do...

Hello! My name is Rebecca May Johnson , I am a writer and cook and here is the audio podcast version of my seventeenth newsletter, with the title An Exchange of Small Gifts. In it I read aloud a piece of writing about John Berger’s book The Red Tenda of Bologna , think about recipes given in the midst of life, including a recipe for Orkney mutton pie, share a menu and recipes from a midweek meal,...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my sixteenth newsletter, with the title À la minute. In it I read aloud some thoughts on the affinity between salad and madeleines, the various things I have made with fish the last few weeks, a recipe for quick fish soup, and eating notes. I send out the newsletter with text and images to paid subscribers every Monda...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my fifteenth newsletter, with the title Morning Light. In it I read aloud some thoughts on I live differently when the light changes, share two breakfast recipes, and give my eating notes. I send out the newsletter with text and images to paid subscribers every Monday (apart from public holidays when they go out on Tu...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my fourteenth newsletter, with the title Other People’s Cooking. In it I read aloud some thoughts on what it is to be cooked for by other people, how a meal has a kind of poetics, share the menus that three people cooked for me including a recipe for potato salad, and give my eating notes. I send out the newsletter wi...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my thirteenth newsletter, with the title One Dish Leads to Another. In it I read aloud a tale of two markets, how one dish leads to two more, two recipes, and eating notes with several ideal lunches for one. I send out the newsletter with text and images to paid subscribers every Monday (apart from public holidays whe...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my twelfth newsletter, with the title Along the Tiber, the Tevere. It is the third newsletter written from Rome and I read aloud an account of the river path, the weeds I have seen and eaten, and the making of an Easter feast and the making of mayonnaise. I send out the newsletter with text and images to paid subscrib...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my eleventh newsletter, with the title An Incomplete List of Rome. In it, I read aloud this an incomplete list of things I have seen, felt and eaten, adding to the partial list of Rome I wrote in January 2020. I send out the newsletter with text and images to paid subscribers every Monday (apart from this week due to...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my tenth newsletter, with the title April in Rome. In it, I read aloud a diary entry about a late meal on a tray in Rome, give recipes for two simple but delicious meals, and notes on what I've been eating. I send out the dinner document newsletter with text and images to paid subscribers every Monday and the audio ve...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my ninth newsletter, with the title Theme and Variations. In it, I read aloud a very short essay about cheese on a crisp, give recipes for savoury black beans and lemon ice cream, and notes on what I've been eating including congee-like soup, and a broccoli ricotta dish. Next week’s newsletter will be dispatches from...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my eighth newsletter, with the title Gathering Scraps. In it, I read aloud a very short essay about scraps, edible and visible, diary entries, recipes for rhubarb with star anise and hot potatoes with mushroom, cheese and cream sauce, as well as my eating notes from the week. If you’d like to receive the full newslett...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my seventh newsletter, with the title Sandwich Season. In it, I read aloud a short essay-cum-diary entry about sandwiches, give recipes from a week in sandwiches, and notes on what I've been eating. dinner document by Rebecca May Johnson is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, cons...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my sixth newsletter, with the title Hatred of Washing Up. In it, I read aloud a short essay about washing up, a diary entry about bad porridge, a quick allotment visit and a better lunch, recipes for white asparagus in butter sauce and beetroot salad, and notes on what I've been eating. dinner document by Rebecca May...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my fifth newsletter, with the title Meals on Trays. In it, I read aloud a short essay about meals on trays, a description of a week’s worth of meals on trays, recipes for borscht and mushroom dumplings, and notes on what I've been eating. dinner document by Rebecca May Johnson is a reader-supported publication. To rec...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my fourth newsletter, with the title Comfort Food, or How to Collapse. In it, I read aloud a very short essay about comfort food and the film Comfort and Joy (dir. Bill Forsyth, 1984), a diary entry about going to Argos, two recipes, and notes on what I've been eating. This is the fourth free dinner document from my m...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my third newsletter, with the title Smackerels! A Taxonomy of Eatin g . In it, I read aloud a very short essay about methods, a diary entry about going to the tip, three recipes, and notes on what I've been eating. Some news: My nonfiction book SMALL FIRES, AN EPIC IN THE KITCHEN is now available for pre-order ! dinne...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson , and here is the audio podcast version of my second newsletter, with the title New Methods. In it, I read aloud a very short essay about methods, a diary entry about going to the allotment, four recipes and notes on what I've been eating. dinner document by Rebecca May Johnson is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consid...

Hello, my name is Rebecca May Johnson, and here is the audio podcast version of my first newsletter post with the title A Meal is a Composition. In it, I read aloud a very short essay about meals, a diary entry about shopping for potatoes, two recipes and notes on what I've been eating. dinner document by Rebecca May Johnson is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my wo...