So you think you got it bad? Stressful job; nagging spouse; unruly kids; aches and pains; a ridiculous mortgage; and a soul-destroying commute? Well, here’s a reason to cheer up: at least you’re not a fainting goat. (Or at least I think you aren’t – because of course on the interwebs nobody knows you’re a […]
Click here for a full portionA blind date with Swedish chef Andreas Hedlund
When I told my friends earlier this month that I was going on a blind date with a Swedish chef, their reactions tended to fall into three distinct categories: “Oh – so you’re going on a date with one of the Muppets?” “Does Nick know about this?!?” “Why bother? You an get such good Swedish […]
Click here for a full portionSaturday Snapshots #196
St Malo memorial, Jersey island – April 2012
Click here for a full portionOrange and pine-nut cookies
I am a great lover of jokes. Give me an audience and a platform and the first words out of my mouth are far more likely to be a joke than any other possible opening gambit. (I once told a joke that involved improper relations with a pig to 100 people at a plenary […]
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Wildflowers, Lincolnshire – July 2011
Click here for a full portionChicken with tomato, olives and capers from “Hazan Family Favourites”
Did your family have a favourite family recipe as a child? Well, if you did, you are not alone: if you enter the term “family favourite recipes” into Google, you will get quite a few results – 27 million results to be exact. As you look through them, there is obviously some regional variation: […]
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