Sometimes we are blessed by having a little dream come true. I feel I’m in this lucky position right now as tomorrow I will be jetting off to Ireland to take part in the From Plate To Page Food Photography and Styling Workshop just outside Dublin. To say I have wanted to do something like [...]
Morning all, I’d like to introduce you to a friend and fellow foodie blogger, Alexandra from the south of France. Alex and I met cyberally (eeek is that a word!) through our writing and buying each others books and linking up through making comments. As we have got to know each other we realise we [...]
Today is a BBC day, so I shall be dashing off down to the studios in Glasgow to be on the McAulay & Co show on BBC Radio Scotland at 11.25am and talking about the non foodie uses for salt. I love talking about all the old fashioned, natural home hints and remedies, so doing [...]
What a pretty lettuce leaf, doesn’t it make you want to come over all healthy and throw away the crisp packet forever. I am in dire need of lettuce leaves just now. I have a confession to make girls and I am not proud of myself. Don’t hold me up as some beacon of light [...]
You know me, I love playing with words, so it wasn’t surprising that I just couldn’t resist this one. On Wednesday night Idgy and I watched Life Of Pi on dvd. I had missed this amazing film when it came out in the cinema here at the beginning of the year. I think my head [...]
This weekend it will be Greek Easter, a celebration that rather leaves Christmas in the shade when it comes down to all-out festivities and happiness and proper non commercial family gathering. This weekend will be all about candlelight processions, roasting lamb and competing to see whose red egg wins the battle of the tapping. I [...]
