Capillary tree – Norfolk, January 2010
Click here for a full portionEasy Moroccan lamb shank tagine with Ras el Hanout and apricots
We’ve all done it – admit it! We’ve all caught sight of ourselves reflected in a mirror or a window at an unexpected moment; a moment when we were totally absorbed in doing something else. You glance up from what you are doing and suddenly there you are, in an unguarded moment; the closest approximation you […]
Click here for a full portionThe Ship, Wandsworth, for a food blogger Christmas lunch
Have you ever noticed that in every group of friends, people have assigned roles? One person may fulfil more than one role, but there will usually be a Rebel who initiates all fun/silly/drunk/downright bad ideas; the Mediator who always makes peace when group members don’t see eye to eye; the Mom who makes sure […]
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Out with the old, in with the new – Portugal, December 2010
Click here for a full portionShredded Brussels sprouts with pancetta and pine nuts – and my new year wishes for you
There is a lovely saying in Afrikaans which goes geluk by die ongeluk, which means fortune with the misfortune – or, roughly translated, every cloud has a silver lining. Isn’t that a great way of looking at things? Whatever seemingly disasterous thing Life throws at you, you just need to look at it in a […]
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A very merry Christmas to all CookSister readers, wherever you may be – your support means so much to me! May you have plenty of food at your table, plenty of friends to share your food, and plenty of laughter and love in your day, today and always.
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