Debora Robertson: Notes from a Small Kitchen Island

<p>This week, Cooking the Books is off to South West France to hang out with <a href="https://deborarobertson.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debora Robertson</a> whose latest book <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/443031/notes-from-a-small-kitchen-island-by-robertson-debora/9780241504673" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Notes from a Small Kitchen Island</em></a> is a celebration of hosting, of feeding friends and living life beautifully.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Debora is the <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/d/da-de/debora-robertson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Telegraph</a> columnist who shows us how it’s done. She’s the 'how to' guru, the doyenne of the <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/declutter/debora-robertson/9780857834843" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">declutter</a>, the dog mother of <a href="https://www.nigella.com/cookbook-corner/dogs-dinners-by-debora-robertson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">canine cuisine </a>and queen of <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/cooking-for-cats/debora-robertson/9781911624677" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cooking for cats.</a> But she tells us that her Girl Guide ability to do things well comes from a rich family tradition of using your hands to<strong> '</strong>dignify your life, to give it meaning and grace.' </p><br><p>Don't forget that <a href="https://www.leithsonline.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwiJqWBhBdEiwAtESPaI1lJJvHe_PQz_HiNEv7OWD-e0T7d-QUszzpDBzT4puXz4iK1VXDMBoC1VwQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leiths Online</a> is offering a discount for Cooking the Books listeners. To get 10% off the Essentials online course that Gilly is on, &nbsp;go to<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://leithsonline.com/courses/essential-cooking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leithsonline.com/courses/essential-cooking</a>&nbsp;, click ‘enrol’ on course page and apply the code: GILLY10 at checkout:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>And if you fancy a Free Hollandaise