For the last couple of weeks there's been a steady stream of deliveries and various professionals in and out of the new house. Up until about 48 hours ago the house wasn't habitable, unless you're happy with not having any heating, a cooker or floors. All that changed over the past two days and I should be moving the bigger bits of furniture into my new house tomorrow! Moving … [Read more...] about Getting Ready to Move House
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Cooking At Home Calms The Mind
I've been "benched" for the last few weeks, which means I've been able to cook at home. It's been wonderfully calming. Sure, spending a Sunday evening preparing lunch for the following couple of days might not be "exciting", but eating fresh home cooked food makes me feel better. And I don't mean just mentally - physically I feel better. My travel schedule last year was … [Read more...] about Cooking At Home Calms The Mind
Not Your Ordinary Chicken
I had dinner the other evening in Rouge Tomate in Brussels. The main course was: “Coq des prés” chicken filet with seared foie gras, mustard breaded spinach, farro and a thyme and white Sancerre reduction It was incredible. A fantastic combination of flavours in a lovely setting … [Read more...] about Not Your Ordinary Chicken
Which Non-Stick Wok?
Since I got such amazing and helpful feedback from people when I posted about kitchen knives (I finally ordered some Wusthof ones) I was wondering if people had any thoughts on woks .. Not all woks are made equal.I like stir fry.I don't like the way my wok seems to have a liberal interpretation of the concept of "non-stick".I'm sick of everything sticking to its surfaces, so I … [Read more...] about Which Non-Stick Wok?
Hampers Don’t Need To Be Boring!
As it's nearly that time of the year again I'm currently looking at options for hampers to send friends and relatives overseas.While I do like the options from 4GiftsDirect, Gifts.ie etc., what about something a bit different?It's a chocolate pizza!!It's not just ordinary chocolate - it's high quality gourmet Belgian chocolate!If I wasn't on a diet I'd order one!More info here … [Read more...] about Hampers Don’t Need To Be Boring!