Month: July 2021
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Friday I’m in Love
“Friday I’m in Love” is a song by the aptly named, “The Cure”. I sometimes use the covid dividend of amassed leave on a Friday. This affords me the opportunity to indulge my love affair of cooking which is the cure I sometimes need in order to relax. This week I felt the need, the […]
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Midnight at the Oasis
The dictionary defines ‘oasis’ as “ In geography, an oasis is a fertile area in a desert or semi-desert environment.” Offering ones time, company, table and home to weary travellers can be seen as such – an oasis in the desert of modern life. Inviting an old friend to join us for dinner alfresco in […]
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Back in the playground
“My dad is bigger than your dad!” The arguments and oneupmanship of the infant school playground I remember with smiles. As for the older children, they were “the bigger boys”. In age a year or two older and that’s all that mattered. We didn’t consider stature – they were older, and may be “harder”! The […]
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Making a Meze without the SYNs
I have lost count of the times I have studied a menu being totally lost as to what to order. Eventually deciding on something in a half hearted fashion, only to be disappointed with my choices even before the plate has arrived. That fateful moment when you spy what the next table ordered. In the […]
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Paella – Busting the Myth
Like many culinary stereotypes, Paella conjures up an image of how it should look and a list of mandatory ingredients. If we were to use a “thought bubble” then it would look something like this. As I have entitled this post “…Busting the Myth”, I need to address the myths. Number 1 is Paella is […]
