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This weekend I visited Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. It had forests, volcanic rocks, and beautiful lush meadows with wildflowers... 
There were tiny streams and creeks of clear icy water...
and incredible mountain-top lakes, surrounded by snow.
We watched the Perseid meteor shower and saw many falling stars.
It was like a dream...
I illustrated Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's new cookbook, which is available now, and it's lovely! The recipes are totally amazing, especially when you realise that they're gluten & dairy free. 
My illustrations throughout the book are drawn in colour pencil, so I could make them feel 'light and easy'... 
I did some little drawings to add flavour to the page...
and some larger ones across whole spreads.
I did some drawings around the text...
and some for the text to go around.
I worked with the whole Bloomsbury team, as well as Hugh, but mostly with the wonderful Lawrence Morton, who art directed the book.
There is now a River Cottage youtube channel, where they feature quite a few recipes from this book. Take a look, it's really fun!
River Cottage light & easy is available from River Cottage's amazon page. And of course all good bookstores. Enjoy!
