16 Sep The perfect Friday-night-in with friends, a kitty and mezze
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Is it weird that I didn't notice that my fridge wasn't working until a week after I got it? That, in fact, it had never worked...
12 Sep Patatas a lo pobre and thyme vinaigrette
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Spain feels so far away now. It was an amazing holiday, I haven't laughed so much for a long time, and will always have fantastic memories of chilling by the pool with sangria, strolling around Valencia at night and singing along to crap tunes while...
07 Sep The Move and El Molinon in Valencia, Spain
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Oh it hasn't been easy. I have been buying a flat, and the dates had moved forward so many times that I had to exchange while I was on holiday (my phone bill is going to be humongous). This was further complicated by the fact...
19 Aug My favourite sandwich – avocado, cheese and red pepper
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God, I deserve a holiday. And perhaps even a medal. Moving house is really hard. And I hate packing. And buying is extremely stressful. I have someone moving in literally on top of me on Saturday, and anything could still potentially go wrong with the...
16 Aug Pork chops and sweet potato mash with black-eyed beans and leeks (for a girly lunch)
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There are few things better than clothes swapping and a girly lunch on a Sunday afternoon. Now some girls may be satisfied with a chicken salad or something equally dainty, but me and Rubes just ain't those type of girls. I needed to make something...
14 Aug Cherry-peach oat and yoghurt pot
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So these little oat and yoghurt pots are my favourite breakfast at the moment. I am one of those people who is hungry every two hours, and oats are one of the few things that really fill me up. And as it's too warm to...
11 Aug More berry recipes
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I am almost satiated with seasonal berries. I have been eating them in different forms almost every day - I miss them so much throughout the year, that I have to get my fill in the summer months. And I'm so nearly there...
02 Aug Delicious berry desert
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I went fruit picking in Oxford at the weekend and ended up with masses of berries in the fridge, so I had to figure out something to do with them all. I also had some gelatine staring down at me from the shelf in an...
01 Aug Basque garlic soup
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I learnt this dead easy garlic soup recipe when I posed the question at work: "what dish can I make with stale bread?". My friend from the Basque country suggested garlic soup, and it was by far the best sounding option. In fact, it sounded...
22 Jul Three ways with Marrow
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I work in Isleworth, so for the past year and a half that I have been here, the only distraction I have had is walking around Tesco's in my lunch hour. You can, therefore, imagine my joy to have recently discovered Osterley Park - a...