17 Oct My favourite restaurant in London’s China Town (New World)
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Just a quickie today to mention my favourite restaurant in China Town. New World is hidden down a side street off the main drag (Gerrard Place), but it's worth the (tiny) detour. It's definitely not the slickest of the lot and you will most likely...
13 Oct A healthy aubergine bake in my new kitchen
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I have finally got a kitchen! Well, sort of - it's still full of crap and dust - I have a cooker, a sink and a working fridge, that's the main thing...
06 Oct A lovely little Italian cafe/deli in Hackney and the best chocolate mousse in Paris
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I have to admit that, what my friend, Magda, innocently pointed out, is true - I have been more than a little hedonistic of late. However, it's not because I have decided to go off the rails, or because I have finally cracked. I believe...
23 Sep Broccoli and cake
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I haven't been cooking much recently. Partly because I still don't have a fridge, and partly because I am feeling a bit lazy. In a nice way. I am relishing the fact that it's just me and I can do, and eat, anything I want,...
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...