Following on from my post about our delightful food blogger picnic at the Henley Royal Regatta, I though I’d tell you about the wonderful meal we had the night before in Shiplake, just up the road from Henley itself. Andrew very kindly invited us to stay over and so Nick and I drove up from […]
Click here for a full portionSpicy plum crumble in a flash
So you’ve heard of speed dating? I predict the next craze will be speed pudding. Well, it will be in my house, in any event. Old married ladies like me don’t have much use for speed dating 😉 Speed pudding happens when you’ve had a nice meal but you still feel inexplicably peckish. Ice cream […]
Click here for a full portionAmarula – South Africa in a bottle
Hands up – who’s had a Springbokkie? No, I’m not looking for some juicy revelation about James Small’s alleged extra-curricular activities or (even less) a discussion analogous to the one about Australian sheep farmers and their relationship with their sheep…! And despite the start of the World Cup, this is not going to be a […]
Click here for a full portionSausage and fennel risotto
Leftovers. Can’t live with them, can’t live without them. When I have them floating round my fridge, I worry about how much space they are occupying and how to use them up. When I don’t have any in my fridge, I wish I had some to heat up for a quick and easy dinner. Never […]
Click here for a full portionWaiter, there’s no meat in my barbecue – the WTSIM#8 roundup
I love barbecues. I love the convival gathering round a fire to talk and eat. I love the way that meat cooked over an open fire tastes distinctly different to meat cooked indoors. I love how my clothes (and the house!) smell of woodsmoke the following morning. I love the lack of pots and pans […]
Click here for a full portionI’m back – with the Expat Meme
The fact that I have come back from my holiday with the best tan I’ve had all summer seem to me to be an indication of the dismal summer we’ve been having in England. I mean… long, languid days; mosquito sprays; sundresses; and sultry, humid nights aren’t the first things that spring to mind when […]
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