Strawberry Shortcake Milkshake

This works well when you’ve got a ridiculous hankering for something that tastes like pure summer fun, in the most ostentatiously rainbow-sparkly way possible.



Take a handful of fresh strawberries, rinsed and hulled, chuck them in with a scoop or so of party cake ice cream (which is basically vanilla with rainbow sprinkles, a ripple of frosting, and cake chunks)



and top up with enough milk to cover.



Whizz until more or less blended, serve, and feel really, really good about yourself.

Torontonia, here I come

So this year, in an effort to economise on travel (but still get the bloody hell out of town for a few precious days) I've elected to put Portland (I'm about 12,000 aeroplan points shy of a free flight) and Montreal ($250 for a train ticket? Je pense que NON) on the backburner, and take a Sami Kelsh Eats tour of the beautiful city of very nearby Toronto.

I'm actually quite embarrassed to say that it's been well over a year since I spent any time properly exploring the city, even though I'm only a little more than an hour away.

I've been living here for the better part of three decades, and there are startlingly few places I know where to eat in Toronto. If anybody wants to make some recommendations of cool places where I can get pancakes and sandwiches and things that are good, if I don't get lost, I might end up filming myself eating there.

Happy Alice Day!

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Alice in Wonderland stories, isn't that cool? To commemorate this, we've released a special anniversary artist edition of the Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, chock full of gorgeous illustrations from a host of talented artists, including *blushblush* me.

It is available in paperback and ebook editions here, and all proceeds from the sales of the books go to the British Library's conservation fund.