Nope, you guessed – I am not currently in England! I am in fact on my way to the beach where I’m pictured above, in Plettenberg Bay.
Click here for a full portionAgostinelli Barbera from Fairview – a 7 word review
I love a challenge, I do. I was thrilled back in the summer when Andrew of Spittoon alerted me to a challenge to do a visual tasting note of a wine – and when I saw him over the weekend he presented me with a new challenge. Andrew is hosting Wine Blogging Wednesday this month […]
Click here for a full portionAunt Dulcie’s tomato and marmalade soup
If you read this blog with any regularity, you will have noticed that I seem to go around collecting recipes from all my family and friends – and you’d be spot-on! Yes, it’s all fine and well to buy beautifully illustrated cookbooks and dream of making truffle foams served in espresso cups or pomegranate granitas, […]
Click here for a full portionRoasted root vegetable soup
Every now and again, the stories pop up in the tabloids. The image of the Virgin Mary on a grilled cheese sandwich or in a piece of watermelon. The image of Mother Theresa on a cinnamon bun. The image of Jesus on a tortilla. I tend to do a bit of eye-rolling and turn the […]
Click here for a full portionMamma’s no-recipe oil scones
What do you do when you miss somebody that you’ll never see again? When your head is full of questions that you still want to ask them, questions that hadn’t even been formulated when you said goodbye? When your arms ache to be around them? When your ears strain to catch the memory of their […]
Click here for a full portionKalyn’s roasted green beans with almonds
One of the very best things about food blogging is the fact that, if you regularly read other people’s blogs, you will have a never-ending supply of tried and tested recipes at your fingertips to inspire you every day. Sometimes you will see something that’s so amazing that you will print the recipe and make […]
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