In the late summer of 2010 we rented a villa on the Costa Tropical in Spain, near Almunecar (which turns out to be the source of every cherimoya fruit I’ve seen since!). The villa was gorgeous, perched high up on a hillside with a 180 degree view of the blue Mediterranean and spectacular sunsets […]
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Lavender and herb crusted roast lamb shoulder
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Click here for a full portionPork and cider hotpot with prunes for a very English lunch
I once worked at a company where almost all the managers were expats. One of them was an Austrian who had joined this (American) company years ago, moved Stateside, and then been transferred back to Europe to work for the London office of the same company. He was fairly sure of his nationality – […]
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And so once again, while nobody was looking, the festive season rolled into town. One minute I was getting sunburnt at the Henley regatta; the next we were watching Guy Fawkes fireworks; and the next I opened my curtains to see that the caravans of the festive season had arrived like gypsies in the […]
Click here for a full portionSpring greens with Gorgonzola
Spring has proverbially sprung. The grass certainly is riz – just ask Nick who has already spent a coule of hours of quality time with the lawnmower this year! The daffodils have come and gone, the tulips are still (mostly) around, and we are braaing more and more frequently. All is well with the world! […]
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