August 2008

Broad bean, bacon and mushroom pasta

August 16, 2008

Immigration is a hot topic in the UK these days.  It seems every person that you talk to thinks it’s a problem, but nobody seems to know quite what to do about it.  The world and its dog appears to be falling over themselves to get here – antipodean youngsters on their 2-year youth visas; Eastern Europeans from [...]

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Mini pistachio tarts for a WTSIM picnic

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I love a challenge, I do. And as I’m sure you know, the food blogging world is simply full of challenges.  WTSIM, SHF, DMBLGiT, Daring Bakers, Paper Chef, HHDD, WHB, Click (to name but a few)… the choice is yours!  On any given day of the week you can search the Net and find a [...]

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WTSIM (the picnic edition), SA food blogs, and a thank you

August 11, 2008

OK, can somebody please explain to me how I woke up and found myself in the middle of August?  Surely it was only a couple of weeks ago that we were celebrating Easter and now the year is more than half gone.  There has to be some mistake… Sadly, after checking and rechecking the calendar, [...]

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Sweet chilli, ginger and spring onion mahi-mahi parcels

August 8, 2008

Opposites attract, so they say.  And I do think that this time “they” may be on to something.  How else could you explain the enduring attraction of men to women and vice versa?  It certainly isn’t because they share sooooo many similarities – biped, air-breathing mammal is about as far as the similarities go! I [...]

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Cool, crispy carrot and coriander salad

August 7, 2008

OK, will this little island that I live on please make up its mind as to what the weather is going to be doing?? After a pretty chilly and rainy start to the week, yesterday was just mad.  I left for work under cool, cloudy skies, clutching my cardigan and my umbrella.  I came outside [...]

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Roasted strawberries – c’mon, everybody’s doing it!

August 3, 2008

And so, the wave of visitors continues – the latest arrival being Nick's gran, who flew in yesterday morning from Cape Town.

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