This week’s small pleasures #468

It is Monday evening. There were leftovers for dinner, the holidays are getting closer (and by holidays I mean 3 … More

Cook Book Club: November

I think I may have mentioned before, but my older brother Sandy (who is 18 years older than me) was … More

This week’s small pleasures include eating out, a little sunshine and some good food.

My introduction to French food was on my first trip to Paris at the age of eight. I vividly remember … More

Today is not only the first of September, but also the first day of spring (if you measure seasons in … More

When I saw the theme of August’s Cook Book Club – the country where you live – I got out … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping some plain old English breakfast tea and … More

When I saw the cook book challenge for July, Italy, I was both delighted and wondering how on earth I … More

Regular readers will know that I don’t (normally) work on Wednesdays. This morning a visit to the osteopath, followed by … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping some nice Earl Grey and catching up … More