Some of the research David undertook for "English Bread and Yeast Cookery" was done with Jill Norman, her friend and publisher. The pair decided that they should produce two further books: "Ice and Ices" and a collection of David's early journalism. Like her book on bread, the scope for "Ice and Ices" grew the more David researched the subject. The compilation of existing essays and press articles took less time, and in 1984 "An Omelette and a Glass of Wine" was published, edited by Norman who became David's literary executor and edited further David works after the author's death.