As you will have noticed from the previous post about my balcony garden in the sky, one of the things I love to do is grow my own basil – one of the most aromatic and useful herbs there are. It saddens me when I see it in little pots in the supermarket. All you [...]
Every country has some foods that are instantly recognised as being associated with it – for instance, in England it is going to be roast beef and Yorkshire Puddings, or maybe fish and chips; Japan is probably sushi. France? Maybe Foie gras or cheeses such as Camembert and Brie. Argentina is famous for its meat, [...]
Continue reading about Dulce de leche – Argentina’s iconic sweet spread.
As you know, I wage a constant battle to get the Bear to eat what I want him to eat. All in the interest of health, you know, it’s not just me wanting to assert dominance over my poor, beleagured husband. It makes things easier as well, if you both eat the same things. I [...]
Although we live in a large city, it is a city surrounded by farmland. There are amazing local food producers and farm shops everywhere. Our closest farm shop, Spring Lane, is less than a mile from our apartment and I go there every weekend to buy eggs, cheeses, vegetables and meat. There’s a bakery there, [...]
It’s Friday. The end of another working week and I have been promising myself a treat for when I get in… when I get in and change from work clothes into my jeans and a jumper. ….. for when I go upstairs and lounge on the sofa with my feet up. I can picture it now. [...]
Remember the polenta? How I said I had an idea for it? Because I’d made a big pan full of it? Well I also had some broccoli…. and this was Saturday. The Bear was still away and, therefore, unable to kick up a fuss about me making something with broccoli in again. You can just [...]
At the end of a long and tiring week, when it gets to Friday night, I really don’t have the energy to go gallivanting around town. I must be getting old, I suppose, or maybe it is that I really like my home… my sofas, the peace and quiet, the comfort… I want to come [...]
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 [...]
You know sometimes when you feel like no matter what, you deserve a treat? Yes, I have been good on my diet and yes, I have lost weight… and yes, I would have carried on with it. In fact, I have every intention of going back on the diet. But not tonight. The constant snow [...]
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