The weather had changed. It was blustery and rainy (and can you believe that this morning the weather forecast included the possibility of hail? Hail?? In August?) I wanted something that would make us feel happy. We needed comfort food… but not too comforting. It was still warm so I needed something that didn’t generate [...]
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I had a fancy for something tasty. Actually, what I really had a fancy for was our local takeaway’s Salt and Pepper Squid, which is probably the most delicious salt and pepper squid anywhere. And I should know – just ask the Bear. Wherever we go if I see it on the menu, I ask for [...]
Right then. Celebrations are over and spring is on the way. I have a new job and a new bounce to my step. Everything is looking bright and cheerful and I am filled with optimism. Not only about having a real job but I am optimistic about starting a diet. Well, when I say starting… I [...]
Sometimes, the way to brighten a dull day is to imagine a treat. Something to look forward to when you get in from work. Something that probably you can only get away with when your significant other is away. Well, the Bear is away…and that means I can indulge myself. I can go wild and [...]
“99, column 2″ As statements go, that has to be, when taken out of context, one of the most random and mysterious comments ever. If you had been following our adventures in Cookery Lotto, you would have known instantly that this was the answer we had been waiting for. We had (great team effort there, [...]
Continue reading about Pappardelle with mushrooms, lemon and sage
I remember when I was younger, before I learnt how to cook, I used to think it was perfectly sensible to open a can of soup. I really had no idea how easy it was to make soup, nor how much tastier it could be. I grew up in the decades that considered the launching on [...]
The Bear and I live on the top of a hill, which is, itself, at the top of a series of hills. We look down on the city below us and the view is always fantastic. We have a park at the side of the gardens and it is always a good place to walk around. In [...]
As I lumber my large and ungainly way into January and prepare to go back to work, I make a start on the diet. My cunning plan to emerge as slender as a supermodel is based around eating tasty but sensibly low calories breakfasts and lunches and then having something truly delicious, yet very low calorie [...]
Today is the day that I think about what I want to achieve in the new year. I am going to be more focussed this year – the resolutions I made last year were “discussed” …………with the help of numerous glasses of champagne, and our beloved L&L, in a revolving restaurant, high above Hobart, Tasmania. We [...]
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