An earthy fig, chicken and mushroom salad

by sophie on August 18, 2007 · 3 comments

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Grills and barbecues often turn out not to be the most balanced of meals, majoring in meat and then some more meat, maybe with a bit bread on the side. They can be a bit dull too, without any vegetables to add crunch and colour except a leaf of lettuce or two as an afterthought. A warm salad is surely … Read the full post

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Tagged for a meme: Fantastic Four

by sophie on August 17, 2007 · 3 comments

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Yesterday I was tagged for the Fantastic Four meme by Joanna at Joanna’s Food, who got in just before Nick at the Tracing Paper. Many thanks to both of you, I felt very popular which was lovely :-) And if you haven’t read either of their blogs before then go and check them out; Joanna writes about healthy … Read the full post

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Name that produce – Edition no. 2

by sophie on August 14, 2007 · 8 comments

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I had to ask what this purple and white beauty was at the garden shop, something I always do in a little bit of trepidation in case it is something terribly obvious. Is it just me, does everybody else know what this is?

We played the same guessing game at home. My other half thought that the ridges in the … Read the full post

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Like many people we have recently returned from our Summer holiday (a wondeful nine days in Barcelona) and I have been trying to make that rested holiday feeling last, switching my laptop off at a respectable time and getting to bed early. Without any conferring, my other half seems to have made the same decision – he’s sitting out in … Read the full post

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