Sometimes the universe is a funny place. You spend weeks and weeks in a state of semi-depression at the weather. Despite it officially being summer here in London, it just stays grey, blustery and a little damp. Great for the garden, but not so great for South African sun bunnies like me. You complain with your work […]
Click here for a full portionDeconstructed cherry pavlova “shots”
You’d think after my chastisement by the Internuts, I’d learn my lesson – but apparently I’m a slow learner (or I’m just plain otherwise!). Yes, folks, I’m once again wading into murky waters into which angels fear to dangle their toes. I am fully aware that I run the risk of being told that nobody from South African can […]
Click here for a full portionA stylish lunch – from Lidl and IKEA (!)
So… you’d have to have spent the last few months living under a rock in the desert not to have heard about the credit crunch. Yes, folks, apart from: a) the environment going to hell in a handbasket; b) social values and the nuclear family going to hell in a handbasket; c) democracy going to […]
Click here for a full portionSmoked chicken on the BBQ with curried stuffing
One of the hottest food debates in the media in recent weeks has centred on the provenance of everybody’s favourite white meat – chicken. In a nutshell, it boils down to the interests of Big Business (i.e. making lots of money fast) versus the interests of the chickens (i.e. having a safe and healthy life). […]
Click here for a full portionWTSIM – the berried treasures round-up
Berried treasures indeed. Judging by the length of time this Waiter, There’s Something in My… roundup took, some of you probably thought I’d buried them and then forgotten where they were buried! But never fear, all your entries are safe and sound and I haven’t lost my treasure map.
Click here for a full portionRosemary roasted beetroot and butternut
It’s been a while since I participated in Weekend Herb Blogging, the perennially popular event created by the lovely Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen. Not because I don’t cook vegetables, you understand, but because I always think ‘oh, I’ll post on Sunday because that’s the deadline’ and before you know it, it’s midnight on Sunday night […]
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