September 2008

Gammon steaks on cabbage, apple and onions

September 19, 2008

Recently I was listening to a discussion between two of my colleagues about their wills, and about what arrangements they had made for their children's guardians.  Now guardians are a funny thing.  If you are Catholic, it's quite easy – you pick a male and a female friend who you believe would bring up your kid [...]

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Sun-dried tomato pesto twirls, current addictions, WTSIM and more

September 17, 2008

Do you ever get the feeling your mouth is developing the nasty habit of writing out cheques that your body can't cash? Or at least, that there aren't enough hours in a day to cash? That's where I am right now. My head is fizzing with ideas and plans and schemes, but when I get [...]

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Thyme and sage roasted spaghetti squash – and a cautionary tale

September 14, 2008

Human beings are, as a rule, obsessed with youth and remaining young.  You only have to glance through your local newspaper to see the advertisements for botox (for the stunned as opposed to stunning look!); cosmetic surgery; or lotions and potions "guaranteed" to make you look younger within hours. It seems as if we can't [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #3

September 13, 2008

Tower Bridge reflections, September 2006 This marvel of Victorian engineering crosses the river at the eastern edge of the City of London and was completed in 1894.  It was the first bridge to be built east of London Bridge and took 432 men 8 years to build.  It is a bascule bridge, meaning that it can lift up to [...]

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Rhubarb and ginger clafoutis

September 12, 2008

So… you think you know rhubarb?  "Of course", you say, "it's that kind of funny pink celery-looking stuff, isn't it?" Well, that's one way of putting it, but did you also know: Rhubarb is not a fruit but a vegetable, closely related to buckwheat and sorrel. The name rhubarb comes from the Latin rhabarbarum meaning (depending [...]

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Luxury mac ‘n’ cheese pots

September 10, 2008

You know how sometimes everybody likes something… except you? I remember that at school everyone like liquorice… except me.  How I wished I could also buy those long black ropes of liquorice at the corner cafe and chew contentedly all afternoon… but sadly it was not to be.  Satan’s own shoelaces, if you ask me. [...]

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Awards – for me and for South African food producers

September 9, 2008

You know that old saying about "if at first you don't succeed, try and try again"? I'd never been quite convinced by it.  I was always more of a "if at first you don't succeed, so much for bungee jumping" kinda gal! But every once in a while, the universe nudges you with its elbow and says "see – I [...]

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