Where would we be without coffee? I’m serious about this. It’s been a great friend to me. The dark art of caffeine has fueled me through two degrees and two books. The quest for a perfect cup took us around the world, finding surprisingly stellar spots in Reykjavik and Istanbul, as well as London. It’s […]
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Tomorrow is a big day. I’ve been just a little caught up in preparations for the book launch. It’s a modest thing, in a bijoux sized, independent book store and cafe; ‘Books for Cooks’ in Notting Hill. The sun has finally peeked out in London, so I’m hoping some of us can spill out […]
I’m told this is the sweet spot. By the time you’ve got something the size of a large grapefruit hitching a ride inside, the energy comes back- that zeal and zip for life that ebbed away for the first few months. Now you finally look pregnant enough for kindly people to stand for you on […]
There are times when you’re not sure if you need something sweet or savoury. There are times when all you crave is something with crunch. And there are times when all you want to ignite some memories of sunshine. It’s nose bitingly cold in London right now. It’s a mood that comes care of a […]
Olympic fever has morphed into phase two over here. Just like the steeplechase (surely one of the more absurd events out there), we’ve covered some hurdles and trudged through some water. We’ve found a new place to live. We’ve thrown off the shackles of sickness. And now we’re really embracing the fact that our adopted […]