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The problem of trying to lose weight is that it involves a distressing and somewhat depressing list of prioritisation. Obviously, I’d be several stone lighter if I gave up booze. But then the luxury of the odd glass of wine is high up on my list of priorities. I suppose that going for a run [...]

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Ok, so neither of my grandmothers are Italian. They’re Czech and English, so they’re more about knödel and Sunday roasts than tomato sauce. My Czech great grandmother did once claim to have Italian blood. But her grandson quite rightly pointed out that if she did, it must have come across with the Romans… Still, if [...]

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My fridge hasn’t been to inspirational recently. But after a traumatic 5km charity run I thought I’d treat myself with a nice supper lastnight. So when I got back from work today the standard of fridge leftovers was a lot better than usual. Some asparagus, sugar snaps and soft goat’s cheese. Delicious. I ferreted out [...]

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One of the great things about my new job is the lunches. A wonderfully civilised part of the day. Cooking, sitting round a table and talking. No more silent desk sandwiches or microwaved soup. But freshly baked olive bread, Thai burgers and meat ragus. The future of working life. Today I cooked a Spanish omelette. [...]

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I’m mortified that there has been such a long gap since I last posted. Bad blogging. It seems like such a long time ago that I was cooking shin of beef. Partly because it was, but also because I’ve been cooking so many other things in between….because I’ve got a new job – which has [...]

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I’ve lived in England for a full twenty five years. Which is long enough to know that if I find myself strolling along Regent Canal in a t-shirt and shorts with a Mr Whippy in hand in mid-March, then there’s probably some sort of karma lurking round the corner. Call me a pessimist – but [...]

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London has turned tropical overnight. It was only last week that I was filling my hot water bottle and double-layering socks—and then, all of a sudden, Bethnal Green is hotter than Bermuda. With no intention of wasting any valuable balcony-basking time in a Tescos queue, I did a crazed Supermarket Sweep-style dash after work lastnight. [...]

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You asked for my take on the great joys of life. The taste of crisp bacon. The love of my wife. Often that order could be reversed, but some days, the taste of crisp bacon stays first. ….so starts a wonderful poem entitled ‘Ruminations on the Smell of Bacon’ which was composed especially for The [...]

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For those of you who thought that a Bombay Omelette was a little something that appears on the pavement outside Abacus on Friday morning, think again. Because, to honour the wonderfully paint-splattery Indian celebration that is Holi, I’ve come up with a spicy omelette supper. Yum. This is a perfect mid-night meal, because it takes [...]

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“It’s like they’ve taken all the best parts of all the best restaurants and melded them into one ‘super pub’” Tom concluded as we left The Jugged Hare lastnight. Now, my boyfriend is a marketer’s dream—and a natural enthusiast about, well pretty much everything. But on this occasion, he wasn’t far off the mark. As [...]

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