May 2011

I still do – renewing our marriage vows at the Cape St Francis resort

May 10, 2011

  Some people have addictive personalities.  They take one tentative drag on a cigarette and within a week or two they have a 40-a-day habit.  Or they take up jogging to lose a little weight and a year later they are doing the Comrades Marathon.  Or they routinely spend their kids' lunch money on their [...]

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Saturday Snapshots #141

May 7, 2011

  Jimmy – Portugal, April 2011 Jimmy was the entertainment manager at the lovely Casa Santa Rita cottages where we stayed last month in Afife, northern Portugal.  Nothing was too much trouble for Jimmy – he would selflessly spend all afternoon lying on the sun loungers with us and exuberantly greet us on our return from every [...]

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Sneak peek – the Wikio Gastronomy may 2011 rankings

May 4, 2011

Preview of the Wikio gastronomy rankings for may 2011 – with CookSister! at no. 6! 1 Maison Cupcake 2 Fuss Free Flavours 3 englishmum.com 4 The English Can Cook 5 eat like a girl 6 Cook Sister! 7 Hollow Legs 8 Food Stories 9 Cheese and Biscuits 10 Chocablog 11 London Eater 12 meemalee’s kitchen [...]

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Topless tarts everywhere: the Monthly Mingle roundup

May 4, 2011

STOP PRESS! Want to have a quick pre-release sneak peek at the May 2011 Wikio Gastronomy blog rankings? Click here and spot the familiar name at no. 6   It is a truth universally acknowledged that everybody loves a tart. It doesn't matter if it is a sweet tart, or a hot and spicy tart [...]

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Tomato, pesto & thyme tarte tatin

May 1, 2011

 Travel:  I love how it broadens the mind (and the derriere, if you eat as much when travelling as I do!).  Living in one country you always seem to think that its problems are totally unique; that its traditions are novel, and its way of doing things correct. It's only when you travel abroad that you begin [...]

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