In my previous post, I spoke about the power of habit, about how we repeat certain behaviours over and over without even noticing that we are doing it, and before we know it, a habit is formed. But sometimes, just as inconspicuously, we can slip out of a long-held habit and later have no […]
Click here for a full portionLow-carb spaghetti squash and mince baked casserole
“The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” So said Samuel Johnson and I’ve been pondering on his words a fair bit recently. Because, you see, they’re slippery things, habits. One day you wake up and realise that you have been eating the same breakfast, […]
Click here for a full portionThe Table – a clementine-themed adventure
I recently explained to somebody what an orangery is. “Really? I don’t believe that for a second – it must be an urban legend!” was their approximate response. It does seem rather unlikely – both the idea that you can grow citrus fruits in the freezing northern hemisphere climate; and the idea of hundreds of […]
Click here for a full portionA taste of Tel Aviv: Open Restaurants 2015
Coming from South Africa. I suppose I should not have been surprised at people’s mixed reactions when I announced that I was going to Tel Aviv. Comments ranged from “Is it safe?” to “Why on earth would you want to go there?” – very much the same comments I get when I tell people they […]
Click here for a full portionAnderson & Co. [CLOSED]
London can be a wonderful place to live. There’s always something going on: a show to see; a new restaurant to try; a concert to attend; or a museum to explore. But it can also be a frustrating, difficult and lonely place to live with packed public transport, expensive prices, and fellow-citizens who are too […]
Click here for a full portionTartiflette – an Alpine treat
I have kept a journal in some form or another since I was about ten. I have no idea why I started, but when my father brought home a tiny pocket diary for me from one of the medical reps that had visited his office, something in my brain clicked and I started writing down […]
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