Knowing how busy my work schedule is at the moment and my home life with a new puppy, I decided it would be a good idea to do a big food shop via the internet. Well it’s not something I’ll be doing again in a hurry, especially not through the same supermarket.When I received my [...]
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When I got a pumpkin in my organic vegetable box I knew I had to make soup. I’ve been craving pumpkin soup since Bev a good friend of mine mentioned that she would be making a huge pot of it for her bonfire party in November. The only question was what kind of soup would [...]
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Please don’t all shout at once, I can already hear your thoughts. This post is completely and utterly non food related, but I just couldn’t stop myself entering this in my blog. Those of you who already know me will be aware that I have a 10 year old Irish Setter named Eric whom I [...]
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Last night dinner had to be super speedy and super tasty, because, not only had the day been rather hectic, getting ready for our new arrival (an Irish Setter puppy on Sunday), but I’m currently working nights. Now as much as I like working my night shifts I do find it absolutely essential that I [...]
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As part of a forum secret swap parcel from the lovely Kate in Hong Kong I received (amongst lots of other fabulous goodies) a great recipe book Singapore Favourites by Wendy Hutton, from which I cooked Singapore-Style Laksa (Noodles with Coconut Gravy) the other night. Many of the ingredients specified just aren’t available here in [...]
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Yesterday I got a lovely parcel from a wonderful friend of mine in Northern Ireland (Brenda). She’s a great friend of mine even though we’ve never actually met, we only know each other through online forums, but it feels like I’ve known her for ages, which is always good. Now, back to the parcel – [...]
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I’m an ardent Nigella Lawson fan and I owe a lot of my kitchen abilities to her. She was the person who really inspired me to get adventurous in the kitchen – I had a box set of How To Be A Domestic Goddess and How to Eat: Pleasures and Principles of Good Food given to me [...]
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I really must have gone totally crazy to be starting up a blog spot. I already spend enough time saying I don’t have enough time for all my day to day activities as it is, and here I am starting a new task. As every venture into my kitchen (of for that matter into a [...]
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