I’m not a massive eater of fruit as for the most part, it makes my mouth itch terribly. Additionally, I don’t really like fruit in sweet or cake-y things, so…
I really like the simplicity with which the French approach salads as they usually comprise a few ingredients with the emphasis on using a exceedingly good produce. One of my…
One of the best things about April is that it’s the start of asparagus season, and once it’s arrived, I tend to eat asparagus several times a week – either…
Not having baked anything for some time, I decided to try to make some crumpets, partly inspired by a reader’s recipe from the Guardian. Sadly and rather frustratingly, I just couldn’t make…
I’d originally planned to make profiteroles for Christmas Day pudding but decided it wasn’t worth the effort just for me. However, I did want something chocolatey and creamy, so chocolate…
Tucked away in a tiny mews, just three streets away from my house, is a veritable Aladin’s cave full of vintage mid-century furniture. Considering it’s less than a 10 minute…
This article in the Guardian made me think it might be time to revisit Daphne du Maurier‘s The Birds and Don’t Look Now. Both novels have also been turned into films,the…
Last Sunday, one of the first things I read was this Nigel Slater recipe in the Observer and found myself obsessing over what it would taste like for much of…
Shana Tova 5773! And one of my (Jewish) new year’s resolutions is to start posting again, and hopefully with far more regularity too. So, to ease myself back in, I…
Just a few days ago, I was asked what my favourite Hitchcock film is. While that wasn’t the first time, my answer is always the same, I just don’t know.…
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