In case you missed it, I’ve been getting a little evangelical about pulses lately. I’m trying to escape the crutch of white carbs for dinner (or lunch). I’ve covered off red kidney beans. And now it’s time to shine a light on chickpeas. I feel a little sorry for chickpeas. If you were feeling catty, […]
Archive for January, 2012
Because of the turns of the wind, in summer the water at the South African haven of Camps Bay is colder than mid winter We discover this after we’ve flown to South Africa in search of summer. Growing up, we spent every summer in a holiday apartment in Shoal Bay on the east coast of […]
It was always going to be a great night. Take The Hungry One and myself. Add two hilarious beings from our wedding party; one of my brideslaves, conveniently married to one of his groomsmen. Then put us in one of our collective favourite restaurants (albeit in a new location). Sopra has been the answer to […]
There are sentences which should never be said aloud. ‘That’s the problem with eating foie piste side ‘ is one of them. And yes, while the frigid air does cause the terrine to seize up like a laminated shelf, there’s nothing about those sentiments that allow it to be uttered without morphing into the worst […]
There’s a lot about skiing that is ridiculous. I’m talking about the layers of clothing (today there were nine involved). The manacles of torture that are plastic boots. The way that your lip balm is always in the last pocket that you look in. And the fact that it’s virtually impossible to say that you’re […]