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Jan 20
To plan or not to plan
"It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see." Winston Churchill I have a busy week ahead of me: a...
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Jan 18
Bermuda - rum, and fish, fish, fish
"You can go to heaven if you want. I'd rather stay in Bermuda." Mark Twain Having returned to my kitchen series, I'm nowpicking up on my...
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Jan 17
Behind my pantry doors
"a well-stocked pantry – a grand word for some precariously stacked shelves and rodent-proof storage boxes." Felicity Cloake It was...
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Jan 4
Green beans in a salad
There are few ingredients that can do anything for a french bean ... but a little chopped shallot, melted butter or a crushed clove of...
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Dec 27, 2024
Gravy soup? Why didn't I think of that?
"This is the fridge's finest hour" Nigel Slater I've given up for now ignoring NIgel and Yotam - it's just too hard at this time of the...
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Dec 15, 2024
So Christmas is coming ...
"Humans need fantasy to be human, to be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape." Terry Pratchett The quote above...
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Dec 5, 2024
Who are these people?
"I know of three reasons that people go to coffee houses: to drink coffee, eat pastries, and socialize." Martin Bayer/Quora On Wednesday...
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Nov 27, 2024
One thing after another
"They're funny things, Accidents. You never have them till you're having them." A. A. Milne I know it's been a long time without a post,...
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Nov 18, 2024
I forgot the Faroes
“The Faroese food, especially the fermented food, is something you keep to yourself, You eat it, but only if no one is looking.” Poul...
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Nov 7, 2024
Hospital food
"I ended up going to the canteen and getting a curry and rice for $13!" Last week my youngest grandchild was in hospital for a week, with...
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Oct 31, 2024
David's kitchen
"Oh my God, I grew up in the kitchen. Absolutely. The kitchen, for me, is home." Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark Continuing with...
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Oct 28, 2024
A day off
"doing nothing much can be surprisingly productive." Anita Chaudhuri/The Guardian Yesterday and the day before were pretty hectic,...
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Oct 24, 2024
Geese, dancers and friends by the river
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day." A. A. Milne The goose, well geese were the stars of the show really. ...
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Oct 21, 2024
Party time in the wilds of Nillumbik
Nillumbik is our local council area. It calls itself 'The Green Wedge Shire' - because over 90% of it's 431.94 square kilometres of land...
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Oct 1, 2024
An Italian day out in the city
It's Italian Film festival time and my friend Clare proposed going to see something with a lunch beforehand. I, of course, agreed and so...
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Sep 24, 2024
The frustrations of lucky dips
“I tell my students there is such a thing as ‘writer’s block,’ and they should respect it. It’s blocked because it ought to be blocked,...
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Sep 5, 2024
When love goes wrong, travel and start a blog
"The story is about how a professional eater met a professional chef and now we share stories, recipes and video on our site." Ayngelina...
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Aug 29, 2024
Blending cultures/culture wars in New York
"Chopped cheese isn't a Philly cheesesteak nor is it similar. This is New York, not Philly, bro!" Romel Bruno/Serious Eats This is a...
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Aug 23, 2024
Nubbins
"something (such as an ear of corn) that is small for its kind, stunted, undeveloped, or imperfect; a small usually projecting part or...
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Aug 13, 2024
Greenland - so little and so much
"the sea giveth and giveth plenty" Greenland Adventures In recent years the world has become aware of Greenland because of the Greenland...
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