Being overwhelmed is my default response to change. I’m a creature of habit. It takes a while for me to adapt. So after a few years of disruptions, drilling and roadblocks, I’m momentarily lost when my twice-weekly second home reveals its facelift. I have clear memories of the markets –pre-Network-Rail disruptions. My first visit to …
Spanish
Brown lentils. To be brutally honest, there isn’t a lot that’s sexy in those two words. Yet, to be fair, that’s not what a lentil is supposed to be. They’re sturdy and strong. They’re what you keep in the back of the cupboard in the event of nuclear winter or biblical weather. In this kitchen …
This is a bastardisation of tapas, and of tortilla. For one; tapas usually involves plates (note the plural). Meanwhile this dish uses just one. It’s also a bastardisation of a tortilla. Tortilla normally appears as tall wedges of omelette, buxom with slices of potato and other cheerful things. This one is a little flat chested. …
No white carbs. No sugar. No fruit. No dairy. Wine is ok, so long as it’s red. And fat is just fine. Welcome to the Four Hour Body. It’s a scheme of eating that’s got a few converts in our social circle. I’ll say it upfront. The Hungry One and I would be rubbish at …
Something a little saucy and full of life hasn’t gone astray in this house in the last week. As my niece would say, somewhat forlornly; ‘I’ve got a big cough’. It’s a car rattling, lion roaring, breath stealing kind of hack. It’s really attractive, I promise you. The last time I had a cough this …
