Category Archives: food, glorious food
Cameo Cake with White Chocolate Frosting
Since posting a photo of the cake I made for my friend Karen on Monday, I’ve been inundated with emails and facebook messages asking for the recipe. It’s always a little bit difficult handing out recipes here, because half of … Continue reading
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I’m Obsessed With ___.
This week’s post is dedicated to all the grub I’m going to stuff my face with in North Carolina. A Smithfield’s Barbecue Sandwich Pulled pork, marinated in vinegar-based barbecue sauce, Eastern North Carolina style. On a bun. With coleslaw. And … Continue reading
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My (nearly) Full English Breakfast
In four years of marriage, I’ve somehow managed to avoid making Simon a “Full English Breakfast.” How, you ask? Well, I do all the cookin’, and when we want breakfast, I go all American on that boy and whip up … Continue reading
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Kickin’…as in, your breath.
The stereotypes are true: English people love soccer. Football, that is. And, with the World Cup less than a month away, the country has gone Football Crazy. Case in point: Walker’s (which, suspiciously, has the exact same logo as Lay’s) … Continue reading
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You speak my language.
According to Dr. Gary Chapman, there are five languages of love, and we all speak love in one of those… quality time acts of service physical touch gifts words of affirmation But I think Dr. Chapman forgot one of the … Continue reading
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Tea with the Queen…
…of baking. My friend Emily (of teaching-me-to-make-sourdough-bread fame) and I get together almost every Wednesday for a play date during which we play, and her 5-month-old Evan watches us from his Soothing Vibrations chair. Because we both love all culinary … Continue reading
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I’m not the only one who’s smitten.
In fact, there are two other Smitten blogs I frequent and subsequently drool over: one, because everything on it looks so delicious, and the other, because everything on it looks so delicious. Smitten Kitchen is the first: a food blog … Continue reading
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All I want is a room somewhere
Simon’s been working like a mad man lately, providing for us, and I am so blessed to have him. Sunday night he got home from one of his many jobs, tired, worn out. I tried to start a serious … Continue reading
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Ca ne me plait pas or “I don’t like it.”
1. All the hype surrounding Michael Phelps. How unfortunate for the other amazingly talented swimmers on the US Olympic team to have come along at the same time as this guy, so that they get absolutely no media coverage. 2. … Continue reading
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Top tip: when making soup, chop all veggies to the same size so you get an equal amount of each in every spoonful.
Last night, we went for dinner at the home of our friends Justin and Louisa – and their adorable two-year-old, Elijah. Every time we go there, Louisa has made some incredible dinner. Last time we went it was pasta and … Continue reading
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