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Nothing fawlty about basil

Spot of cooking this morning. My sous chef was in the mood to get involved. We got things ready to make some mini baked omelettes and I let him choose what herbs to put in. He sniffed three pots and made his choice: basil. Mine too. The first herb I really remember choosing, loving. Yes, …

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Posted byalisonDecember 2, 2012January 28, 2013Posted inFood1 Comment on Nothing fawlty about basil

Ode to food

December. One blog topic out – time for a new one. This month, with food on many people’s minds (whether preparing to feed the five thousand, or just hoping for thirds), I thought I’d devote this month’s musings to ingredients. A different one each day. No, they won’t all cook up into a single dish …

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Posted byalisonDecember 1, 2012January 28, 2013Posted inFoodLeave a comment on Ode to food

Down tools

Perhaps I should begin with the candles. To light them, to pass my hands over them, and say a blessing. To cover my hair, and to declare ‘Shabbat Shalom’. Because I understand why Friday night is a thing of wonder, a night when rest begins, when time stretches into another day that also has its …

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Posted byalisonNovember 23, 2012February 1, 2013Posted inFood, Moments, Music and soundLeave a comment on Down tools

Dresser

Not snappy. Just beautiful, and off-white, and FULL: glasses, special crockery, everyday plates. And cookbooks? Did I mention the cookbooks? And the fruit bowls. And, currently, the money box for copper coins that, one day a year, disgorges its contents into something easy to carry so that I can trade them in for a money …

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Posted byalisonNovember 22, 2012February 1, 2013Posted inFood, Moments, WritingLeave a comment on Dresser

All together now

Weekend. No plans. It’s the best. Let there be downtime. But part of the downtime is not just time to yourself – it’s also time together. Now I tend to be a time on my own girl. That’s how I recharge. So quite a lot of the box of delights contents so far have been …

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Posted byalisonNovember 10, 2012February 1, 2013Posted inFood, Games, Media, Moments1 Comment on All together now

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