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Friday Links

Happy Friday! I’m still in work and migraine-y hell. Fortunately at some point today, I get to go home and cook pizza, so life is not all bad.  Here are this week’s links…. True patriotism isn’t singing an national anthem. And … Continue reading

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Rhubarb compote

Breakfast is my eternal struggle, I’m much better than I used to be. I actually eat breakfast now, my only requirements for my workday breakfasts are that they taste good and are portable, so breakfast in a jar is always … Continue reading

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Braised lentils

One of the things I used to do, when things were really busy was to cook some lentils and some other grain, quinoa or pearl barley, so that even if I didn’t have a menu plan there was something I … Continue reading

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Pepper Pesto

Dedicated introvert that I am, I enjoy living alone. There are advantages to living with other people, having someone else around to take the rubbish out or do the washing up but I’m pretty content with not having to share … Continue reading

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Life Happened – Haircuts, Cake and Birthday Parties

Some weeks, I want to label these posts ‘Life didn’t happen’ or ‘Life Happened at the weekend’. Which is sort of true when Monday to Friday are working days. Pretty much, I get up, I go to work, I come … Continue reading

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Weekend Tasklist

I had a haircut last night and have a 4 year old’s birthday party to attend! I want to take some thinking time about the things that I need to do before I’m out of action for 6 weeks in … Continue reading

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Friday Links

Happy Friday! This week has felt about 1000 times longer than it actually was, the power of having to write technical minutes…. Here are this week’s links… Food Labelling differences in the US v. the EU. I found this really … Continue reading

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Chickpea Stuffed Aubergines

My love for Nigel Slater’s cooking used to be intense. It started years ago with his column in the Evening Standard, one of my standard easy ‘company’ meals is sausages with red wine and it started with a recipe for … Continue reading

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Black Bean and Corn Pastries

One of my mainstay meals is black bean and corn tacos. Like anything I cook a lot of I’ve adapted it from the orignal recipe to suit me better. Those changes are that I add more vegetables, I put red … Continue reading

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Overnight Oat Breakfast Pots

When I first started writing this blog, I wrote quite a bit about my struggle with breakfast. I’m much better at making sure that I eat breakfast and making sure that it’s healthy but I’m always on the lookout for … Continue reading

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