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Decluttering recipe folders
"Ask yourself if it sparks joy" Marie Kondo I decided today to return to my folders of collected recipes - partly looking for...
Jul 16, 2024
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8 today
"Our laziness is like the number 8. The moment it lies down, it becomes infinite." Anon It's a very uncelebratory day - cold and wet...
Jul 15, 2024
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Napoleon cake - layers of meaning
"as each family makes it their own way, you’d be pressed to find two recipes that agree on what makes a perfect one." Deb...
Jul 14, 2024
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Busy, busy, busy, - doing nothing?
"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings." Jane Austen It's been just over a week since I wrote a post. I have been busy,...
Jul 11, 2024
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A decor book
"It's not just what's inside them that counts – books are also the underrated heroes of home décor." Bed Threads This is my next Lucky...
Jul 3, 2024
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My kitchen bit by bit - 1
"We see books as features and magazines as accents" Foxy Home Staging Yes I know, I'm devising yet another series to explore in my blog...
Jul 2, 2024
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Stephanie's idea of 'simple'
"A lot is said about simplicity in modern, Fench-influenced cookery. I find it very difficult to find a suitable definition of a simple...
Jun 28, 2024
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Should I write it down?
"I rarely write them down, assuming that no one else will be interested in something that simply filled a hole with whatever happened to...
Jun 25, 2024
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Chicken, saffron, almonds - a Spanish lucky dip
"I felt a little dubious about the combination of ingredients before testing it, the red wine gives a rich colour and flavour, the...
Jun 24, 2024
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"Reclaiming the magical herstory of food" - a website
This is a lady called Danielle Prohom Olson who lives in the town of Victoria on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. She has a...
Jun 17, 2024
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Luxury
Luxury: "great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things "something that gives you a lot of pleasure but cannot...
Jun 16, 2024
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The first 46 pages before ...
"The introduction is the first and best chance to win the attention of people who otherwise would not care." Martin Lloyd-Jones Inspired...
Jun 7, 2024
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That lucky dip - lamb and Greg Malouf
"In some ways, the name of the recipe builds a level of excitement and expectation of the dish that can improve the experience of...
Jun 5, 2024
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Ruminations on what we eat - a project?
"Writer's block is having too much time on your hands." Jodi Picoult I have now been writing this blog for almost eight years, so...
Jun 4, 2024
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Hot wing rambles
"One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy." Jane Austen I do have the...
Jun 2, 2024
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Information overload? A website
"Everyone says they love food, but do you know food?" Home Page Introduction These are the three people responsible for a website called...
May 30, 2024
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Calzone
"Calzone are pointless. They're just pizza that's harder to eat. No-one likes them." Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in Parks and...
May 21, 2024
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Boring? But I'll persevere
"Somebody's boring me. I think it's me." Dylan Thomas You've probably noticed that I've been a bit uninspired of late. Indeed my...
May 17, 2024
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Persuasion
"This would be a recipe to convert anyone who thinks celery is boring." Bee Wilson Well if you can persuade them to try it in the first...
May 15, 2024
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Vegetables then and now
"Vegetarianism wasn’t just perceived as a dietary choice but a lifestyle one. If you were veggie you were a hippie." Fiona Beckett/BBC...
May 9, 2024
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