KB's Joyous Things

KB's Joyous Things

KBJT Friday food quiz #3

Pour a glass of wine, gather, test those end-of-week brain cells, enjoy...

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Karen Barnes
Nov 14, 2025
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Before we get going on the questions, here’s what you can look forward to on KB’s Joyous Things.

Coming tomorrow…

A breakfast recipe of the highest order: sticky, sweet, savoury, satisfying (all the Ss) from a new cookbook brimming with stories and soul. Plus behind-the-scenes tales from the authors, who braved ungritted ice-rink roads, frozen fingers, a luke-warm Aga, cancelled planes and days of driving in the rain to create one of 2025’s most beautiful books (Christmas list alert).

Coming in the next few days…

  • A recipe for pan haggerty: not the name of a gruesome character from a children’s story but a comforting potato dish with a spicy twist from Mark Diacono’s wonderful book Abundance, with an extract read by Mark himself (Christmas gift alert #2).

  • A one-pan recipe for an autumnal hug in dinner form by chef Ayesha Kalaji.

And coming soon for paid subscribers… 

  • An interview with the inspirational Diana Henry.

  • A guide to the Isle of Skye – and why now is…

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