I promised people I wouldn’t. He’s very capable of fending for himself. More than capable. But as I left the house – right before I double checked my passports, sunglasses and bridesmaid dress were all safely stowed in my luggage I took a large tupperware out of the freezer and left a note on it. […]
Archive for August, 2011
There was really no reason to be celebrating. It wasn’t a birthday or an anniversary. Neither of us had any triumphs to gloat over. I haven’t mastered handstands at yoga yet. He’s still learning how clean clothes find their way from the belly of the machine back into the drawers. Except the sun was out. […]
This is not an official salad Niçoise. For one, a salad Niçoise by mandate, should be eaten while wearing nautical stripes and over large sunglasses on the Côte d’Azur . For two, it should be made with tinned tuna, olives, capers and peppers. This, has none of those things. What it does have is a […]
I have a large head of cauliflower in front of me. In another life I would have turned it into cauliflower cheese, molten with dairy and oozing with stodge. I may have even crumbled bacon and breadcrumbs over the top to burnish while it baked. I’d have eaten it with some roast chicken and a […]
NB- Elliot’s have changed their opening hours and are now only doing breakfast on the weekend. To my knowledge they are also no longer making espresso coffees- only filter. It started with a blue door, and some promising signage. “Elliot’s Cafe. Opening Summer 2011”. Monmouth is my go-to local for coffee and plotting. I love […]