Heard of the butterfly effect? (And no, I don’t mean the rubbish movie with annoying Ashton Kutcher.). It refers to a theory that a movement as small as a butterfly flapping its wings can create tiny changes in the atmosphere that could ultimately change the path of a tornado. In other words, small changes to the initial […]
Click here for a full portionSpicy green tomato and apple chutney – move over, Mrs Ball!
I like to believe that things happen for a reason. The reason is sometimes frustratingly not apparent at the time when things are happening, but if you wait long enough, nine times out of ten the reason becomes apparent later. If things had gone according to plan, I would have planted my Moneymaker tomatoes, […]
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City Hall – London 2008
Click here for a full portionBar-One sauce – a South African classic
So you think you’ve had a rough week? Well, spare a thought for some of the occupants of the International Space Station. First they break the news to you that of the two spiders being sent into space, you are not the Lead Spider – you are merely the understudy. So you have no real […]
Click here for a full portionOrecchiette in a creamy mushroom & pesto sauce
Going to be Short and sweet tonight, I’m afraid! It’s been a long week, I have a houseguest coming over tomorrow night, and at some point I would dearly love to fit in more than the 5 hours sleep per night I’ve been getting since the start of November and NaBloPoMo…
Click here for a full portionComptoir Gascon (REVIEW)
So… the financial world has gone to hell in a handbasket. You still feel the need for your regular fix of French bistro food, but the credit crunch has curtailed your travel budget and trips across the channel just seem like an unnecessary extravagance. What to do, what to do?
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