Our mother will tell everyone she meets to eat more almonds. They’re healthy, they cure all ills especially high cholesterol. She’ll tell you, “Yes my doctor told me my cholesterol was a little high. Do you know what I did? I took cinnamon in hot water. And ate almonds every day, lots of them.” If … Continue reading
Well, we’ve done it. We’ve finally got rid of every bit of junk food – biscuits, crisps, sugary cereals, chocolates and other unnecessary snacks that were left over from Christmas. It took a whole month to finish everything, but it feels so satisfying (or depressing depending on the day) to know that there is nothing … Continue reading
When we were little girls growing up in Ealing, our mother used to take us to this neighbourhood Japanese restaurant. The owner was a very smiley and extremely chatty Japanese man who always used to try to engage us (extremely quiet children) in conversation. He was also the one who first taught us how to … Continue reading
Can you believe that it’s almost the end of the first month of 2015?! No, neither can we. This month has absolutely flown by and we’re still trying to wean ourselves off the urge to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Christmas seems like such a long time ago, although the after-effects of the food … Continue reading
Christmas is here and we cannot get away from raisin-filled desserts. They’re everywhere. In Christmas pudding, mince pies, Christmas cake, panettone etc. As you know already, we’re not fans of the shrivelled little grape. We know some of you don’t like them either. But no longer must we all suffer in silence – or in … Continue reading
We’re not impulse buyers. When we think about what we want to buy, we turn it over and over in our heads, thinking about whether it is worth the money, would we use it, do we need it…probably in an effort to reduce that horrible feeling of buyer’s remorse. Where you bought something on a … Continue reading
Wintertime is the time for fun little projects. Of course, throughout the year we do have lots of Life Admin to get through (we call it “And We Also Have To…”) which can be so draining. The moment you’ve washed all the towels, you realise you have to now wash all the bedclothes and then … Continue reading
We need to tell you about our new favourite obsession – CHOCOLATE BABKA. Now, if you’re American or have spent any time in New York, you probably know all about babka already. Hey, if you’ve watched “that” Seinfeld episode, you too know what a babka is. However, here in the UK it’s relatively unknown – … Continue reading
Being foodies, you can safely assume that we read a lot of blogs, have a lot of recipe books and tear out many pages out of food magazines. All in an effort to find out how the rest of the world is eating, putting together flavours and making use of seasonal ingredients. (And in the … Continue reading
So the last time we went to our regular farmer’s market, we told you that we picked up some venison. And we made venison stew and it was GOOD. Mmm we miss that stew. But we also picked up some smoked English mozzarella (and regular mozzarella) that we promptly forgot about. Don’t get us wrong … Continue reading
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