The Holy Roman Empire is often cited as an example of a name which is inaccurate in all three its components (being neither Roman, nor holy, nor a proper empire). At least this salad’s name scores a two out of three for accuracy – it is a salad and it definitely has layers. It’s […]
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Head of the Charles Regatta – Boston, October 2008
Click here for a full portionRaspberry and white chocolate cupcakes with raspberry buttercream frosting
I’ve never been a particularly girly girl. As a kid, I was the only girl who didn’t freak out when my brother’s friends would produce a frog from behind their backs. I never did ballet or wished for pink satin ballet slippers. And you are still more likely to find me in jeans and an Arcade […]
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Viktualienmarkt cat – Munich, September 2007
Click here for a full portionBlackberry and Prosciutto salad
Where is this year going? October already, and haven’t posted even half my summer recipes… And even worse, I have only a few weeks left to go on my 4-day-week regimen and then t’s back to proper full-time employment. Sob! I was trying to remember today what exactly it is that I’ve done with […]
Click here for a full portionIndividual berry meringue pots – and a cookbook review
It’s a well-known fact that a lot of South Africans who emigrate, head for Australia in search of a similar climate, lifestyle and culture. In fact, in the early 90s “packing for Perth” became slang for describing anybody who was emigrating, no matter where they were going! I, too, have always harboured a secret desire to […]
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