Michelle Darmody: Delicious scent from this Orange Blossom Cake
An orange blossom water cake: a marmalade-tasting treat from North Africa
A line from the poem , by Somali-British poet, Warsan Shire, highlights the stark reality of the horrifying decisions many mothers have to make when fleeing home: "You have to understand, no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land."
When running from violence and unrest many people shed all of their belongings on the journey, arriving at a new place with little or nothing. One thing that does cross borders is recipes. The taste of home can be a comfort in dark times. I learned this through a project I worked on called Our Table. Simply providing a space for people who were seeking asylum to cook opened up conversation and encouraged friendships.
