I have some rules for cheese boards. I love cheese. Take some cheese and a glass of wine and you have a meal. You have a good day turned bad. Suddenly a simple drink has turned into an event. You’ve also slyly found a way to prolong any festivities – just pull out a board […]
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A follow up to my travel essentials. This one is from The Hungry One, aka ‘Mr Technical’. When we travel with hand luggage only for a weekend away, this is what always comes with him. He sometimes has to work when we’re away. He likes to prepare for contingencies. He likes his technology. The stuff […]
It’s been a good week. First draft of book handed in, just found out I’m in stellar company and a finalist in the Saveur Food Blog awards (if you fancied, you can click on the link on the right and cast a vote this way…. ;), first television interview (more on that to come), nearly […]
Birthday tea towel, as sent to the luminous Alice Tynan If anything can help make the washing up better, this can. I didn’t really clock when embarking on triple testing recipes for a book deadline just how much washing up would be involved. I had a vague sense; in the way that night follows day, […]
Greetings from beneath the fog of two ‘not-so-silent Artist Martinis‘ (in hindsight, one probably would have been enough). The party is over. The popcorn leis have been tumbled into the rubbish. The Oscar Ballots have been checked off and marked, with wins, losses – and a few stray drips of ‘Midnight in Paris’ Coq au […]