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We had some rhubarb in the garden so I tried a rhubarb recipe from this beautiful book by Jamie Oliver. It's 'rhubarb and sticky stem ginger crumble' and I can highly recommend it if you're a R fan- or a ginger fan for that matter. We ate it hot, with some whipped cream. The recipe is posted online too- here.

In other British inspiration news, I found a quote from Stephen Fry a few days ago and it's stayed in my head since then- here it is. Brilliant and beautiful, I think. 

“I suppose the thing I would most like to have known or be reassured about is that in the world, what counts more than talent, what counts more than energy or concentration or commitment or anything else, is kindness. The more in the world you encounter kindness and cheerfulness, the better the world always is. All the big words, justice, truth, are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness.”

Stephen Fry

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12 responses to “rhubarb and kindness”

  1. Joanne Avatar

    So true! Kindness beats them all.
    Why is it so rare in the world?
    Big R&G fan – and Jamie fan too!

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  2. louana Avatar

    yay for kindness! I LOVE that recipe! It’s got to be the best crumble ever!

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  3. Maree Avatar

    I saw JO make this on telly recently oh my god it looks Divine from a True Rhubarb & Ginger Lover…
    Thanks for reminding me to make it.
    Cheers

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  4. KarenLR Avatar

    Rhubarb, Jamie, Stephen and kindness all in one blog post. What a wonderful way to start the weekend! Thank you, Melissa.

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  5. Nicole Avatar

    Mmm… all the things I love: warm rhubarb, a wonderful cookbook and a beautiful quote. To be kind, gentle and tender are the qualities I strive for.

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  6. SmitoniusAndSonata Avatar

    My grandmother made wonderful Rhubarb and Ginger jam . She’d have loved that crumble , too !

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  7. Barbara Avatar

    Ginger with rhubarb is delicious. I make a very similar crumble from Bill Collison’s cookbook, “Cook, eat, smile” but I might give Jamie’s recipe a go now. The rhubarb in our garden is growing like crazy.

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  8. Meg Avatar
    Meg

    We have just this afternoon polished off an orange and rhubarb cake…and now I’ll another “excuse” to use up excess rhubarb in this crumble. Delish!
    And kindness…the Dalai Lama is often quoted as saying, “My religion is kindness.” Imagine if it were everyone’s way – just to be kind to everyone we meet in life.

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  9. anissa ljanta Avatar

    that quote is ringing very loud and true for me, i am a big stephen fry fan. My son used to call him Friar Tuck! in the best and most loving way of course.
    Kindness can be worldchanging. Thank for the reminder of the power of something so simple, and so DO-ABLE. x

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  10. Blue Avatar
    Blue

    I love the quote about kindness. Do you know the idiom of practicing random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty? I don’t know where it comes from but it would seem to be a wonderful road map for life, Blue x

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  11. Littleminx.wordpress.com Avatar

    oh what a beautiful post – lovely words from Stephen Fry, someone who lives life with an open heart perhaps. Like yourself x

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  12. Nancy Avatar

    I could not agree more.
    I wish I could send this quote off to a few people who have been so unkind lately.

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