Cosy Winter Goodness
Can we talk about healthy? Feeling healthy is great. I am a preaching convert, always harping on about a life of fresh skin, enough sleep and lots of vitamins. Your grandmother was right about this, as with so many things. However, eating healthy to the point you feel deprived and crabby is just not worth … Continue reading
Festive Food & Drink
So I know December is so totally over. But life is busy. [What?! you say. BUSY?! you say. well, it is. I’m busy organising this kettle of fish if you must know] Without further ado, Homemade Christmas, the next installment. Almost all of our gifts included some element of edibles. Here is a selection: fruit … Continue reading
Cookie-Scone-Muffin-Love
The first Kitchen Victory of 2012. I’d show you pictures, but there is nothing left to see. One of my ambitions for the new year is to let loose a little. In the kitchen, and in life. So, experimentation and free-stylin’ bakery goodness are on the agenda. Today’s result? Imagine the union between an oatmeal … Continue reading
Kitchen Catastrophes
Let me tell you a story. Not that long ago, I couldn’t cook. Not a jot. In college I once tried to bake a potato in the microwave. I didn’t even poke holes in it. I was truly culinarily challenged. There is still an infamous night, not as long ago as I’d want to admit, … Continue reading
Homemade Christmas: Cookies
Today was the first morning of winter. I know this because it’s the first time this season I’ve felt the overwhelming need to lean out of bed, grab my clothes and shove them down under the duvet. It’s like warm socks from the drier, but a full-body experience. In a word, awesome. It also gave … Continue reading
Heaven feels like Pumpkin Soup
Today, I am full of holiday cheer. Holiday cheer, in case you didn’t know, is extremely buoyant. Which is terribly useful just now, considering Scotland welcomed us home with sheets of freezing rain. It’s so dark out I’m not even sure the sun rose this morning. On days like this, it’s crucial to make little … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Treats
I love any holiday revolving around food. In celebration of this truly awesome day, I’m wallowing in past delicacies and the delights yet to come. Particularly the discoveries I made in Sharjah, and a little bit of traditional feasting too. A meditation on great foods. I know what you’re thinking. Who spends a morning thinking … Continue reading
Sharjah Day One: Feasting & Wafa’ Tarnowska
Today I am brimming with ideas. Artistic, political, cultural, social – my mind is racing from such complex stimuli. I’m honestly having trouble keeping up with myself. Once I’ve digested the big thoughts I’ll let you know, but for now, a brief note from last night. First off, there was a brilliant feast at Al … Continue reading
Que Sera Sara? 