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Reading for 2010

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One of my GOALS for 2010 is to read more. I have started The Help by Katherine Stockett and it is great. I had 3 people tell me how wonderful it was and I am happy to report that they were right! Her character profiles are so[...]

Reading for 2010

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One of my GOALS for 2010 is to read more. I have started The Help by Katherine Stockett and it is great. I had 3 people tell me how wonderful it was and I am happy to report that they were right! Her character profiles are so[...]

A taste of Spain

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As I talked about in my last post, the aim with my cooking at the moment is to use up all my dry goods, cupboard essentials, and odds and sods. It seems to me that the best way to do that is to have meals that involves several small dishes,[...]

Over baked brownies

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After 3 months in South-East Asia I?m back to my parents in Moscow. Christmas weather is around. I missed the New Year?s eve celebration at home so this weekend we made one more. I haven?t cooked even a fried egg since I left Moscow in[...]

A feast for friends

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It’s reached that point in my plans for leaving London where I’ve had to start saying goodbye to friends. Although I’m having a big party next week, it’s inevitable that, thanks to the summer holidays, some people won’t[...]

It?s baking in here!

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My joy at having the use of an oven continues unabated, with the production of a cake I first made in my very early baking days. It’s a gateau aux carottes , courtesy of the king of the food bloggers, David Lebovitz. Never having[...]

Quesadillas for kids

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Surely Michael (my little brother) wasn't going to appreciate the Thai green curry I was making yesterday. So I thought why not finally make my own guacamole with some tortilla chips for him? It is one of those simple and delicious things[...]

To market, to market?

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Last Saturday, I made my first trip to Borough Market since moving away from the area. As I’m relatively settled for the next four or five weeks in Clapham with my lovely friend Lene and her two equally lovely sons Wesley and Dexter (are you[...]

Ladyfingers in sabayon

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When I'm depressed I often start hard core baking. That's exactly why a couple of days ago I found myself in front of my favorite confectionary book. I was looking for something that would keep me busy for at least half a day.  Le Cordon[...]

10 Foodista Food Reads

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Are you food obsessed? Do you always turn to the food section in the newspaper? Are you always found hidden amongst the cookbook section in a bookstore? And when you do buy a cookbook you don’t just skim it, do you? You devour it. Lucky[...]