I remember the weekend, nearly three years ago now, that I first started this blog. A dear friend of mine from South Africa was staying over at our place for the weekend, and at some point on Sunday afternoon, I excused myself and said I had to go and work on the computer. Why, she […]
Click here for a full portionSpiced poached pears and a pre-wedding lunch
As I have said many times before, one of the very best things about this blogging lark is the fact that you meet such amazing people. And when you have a food or wine query you no longer have to rely solely on the internet – you have a whole network of well-informed friends who […]
Click here for a full portionGalvin Bistrot de Luxe [CLOSED]
Two weeks ago I had the great pleasure of spending an evening in the company of two of my favourite food bloggers: Johanna and Pille. Our dinner booking was only for 20h30, which is probably a good thing as this gave Pille and me a chance to spend an hour or so enthusing about our […]
Click here for a full portionPear and cardamom tarte tatin
Synchronicity, n: a meaningful coincidence; when disparate events unexpectedly come together perfectly. Take, for example, a weekend earlier this year. Disparate Event 1: I had friends coming over for lunch and was pondering what to make for dessert. Disparate Event 2: I had read Johanna’s recipe for a savoury tarte tatin and was so keen […]
Click here for a full portionBeer and cheese bread for lazy bakers
Bread. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Breadship Cooksister. Her mission: to explore new loaves. To seek out new yeasts and new starters. To boldly bake where no dough has gone before… [wakes up from dream]
Click here for a full portionEaster 2007: Borough Market and Pieminister pies
When Christina and I saw each other a couple of weeks ago at a (yet-to-be-blogged) tea at Johanna‘s we discovered that we would both be in London and at a loose end over Easter, and after about ten seconds of discussion we decided that this would be a great excuse to visit Borough Market again. […]
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