I have of late gone a bit green-fingered and eco-tastic. As someone who previously couldn’t keep a Spider plant alive, I am now the proud parent of an enormous basil bush, not one but two thriving pots of mint, and a luxuriant pot of thyme. They’ve been adorning my windowsills and flavouring my meals [...]

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Last Saturday was my mother’s 80th birthday, and as a family (by which I mean my sister and I) we decided that instead of going out to dinner we would hold an open house at my sister’s with a finger food buffet. Given that there woud be at least 20 people present, a sit-down dinner [...]

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From time to time we must all face the mistakes and miscalculations of our foodie pasts. Sometimes this takes the form of a poor digestive experience, or of breath that would stun a camel, and sometimes it takes the form of going through your kitchen cupboards in the hope of having a bit of [...]

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In my latest food news persue, I mentioned the blog Lost Taco and further mentioned that a blog about searching for that perfect taco might strike some as self-limiting. I mean, blogging day in and day out, week after week about a single item or particular foodstuff? Now, I personally don’t feel that way – [...]

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I was originally going to write a post about how a grilled cheese sandwich is just the thing on a disappointingly cold and rainy summer’s day. Certainly it is, but it occurred to me that because of the weather I’d opted for the nice warm grilled cheese in place of a cold ham and [...]

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