Well, I’m back from my travels – tired and broke but very very pleased with myself! I have met wonderful people, eaten great food and seen iconic sights and I am working on giving you a report on the delights of New York, Connecticut and Boston. But in the interim, it’s time to resume regular […]
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It’s not often you get to meet one of your favourite Antipodean bloggers AND eat a pizza topped with potatoes and onion marmalade in one evening… These opportunities are few and far between and life is short, so you gotta take them when you can get them! It all started a few months ago when […]
Click here for a full portionLittle bites of delight – SHF #24
I have been known to mention that I am more of a fan of canapes or hors d’ouevres than I am of proper main courses. There is nothing I like more than a succession of little nibbles, each carefully constructed and intensely flavoured – far more so than you could get away with in the […]
Click here for a full portionIn a New York state of mind
Yup, you guessed it. Very soon I will be off on holiday again – Saturday, in fact! And, in what appears to be an annual event, we will once again be visiting the USA. But unlike last year when we cruised around the laid back southwestern states, this time round we’re going to the east […]
Click here for a full portionCocina Mexicana for London food bloggers
From left to right, we have Keiko, Shuna, me, Johanna, Iliana, Xochitl and Jenni, with Vanessa kindly taking the photo! Aaaah, Mexico. One of the many places I have visited, loved… and not yet blogged!! :o) But I can tell you that it is a simply fabulous country, full of friendly people, vibrant colours and […]
Click here for a full portionSouth African chakalaka by the Thames – Scenes from a braai III
Well, you’ve heard about the stuffed pork fillets on Friday night. You’ve heard about the lamb sosaties on Saturday night. Time now to conclude this series of weekend braais/barbecues with this past Sunday’s contribution. As I may have mentioned in the past, my other half Nick rowed competitively for many years. In fact, I don’t think […]
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