October 2004

My big fat sandwich moan

October 13, 2004

Last week, the latest in the current spate of “shocking exposés” of how badly Britain is eating appeared in the newspapers. We have all now heard that (gasp!) eating McDonalds every day is bad for you; that drinking to excess destroys brain cells (double gasp!); and that fatty, sugary snacks are not the solution to [...]

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Pesto and almond crusted fish – and a food parcel from Australia!

October 12, 2004

As I mentioned in my recent WBW entry, my friend Greg stayed with us for a few days last week. How I came to know Greg is not unusual – he is married to a friend of mine. However, said friend is my old Latin teacher from high scool, and I do believe that long-standing [...]

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Burning blogs, unite!

October 11, 2004

Well, it had to come. The marvellous world-wide themed blog cooking day “Is My Blog Burning?”, introduced to the world by Alberto of Il Forno has now got a blog of its own! The IMBB site is kindly hosted by Ronald of Love Sicily and provides a repository for all things IMBB related including summaries [...]

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WWBW 2: Señorio de los Llanos 1996

October 6, 2004

When I was about three years old, my parents went to Spain for three weeks. I remember being entranced by the idea that they were in a completely foreign place and tremendously excited by the thought of what gifts they might bring back. I remember getting a postcard of a woman in a flamenco dress [...]

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