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Where do you stand on ‘one-pot’ dishes? I used to sniff at one-pot dishes. I used to be like Sally in ‘When Harry Met Sally’ – liked things ‘on the side’. Now, simplifying cooking and minimising preparation time (without loss of quality) is a matter of survival. How otherwise can…
When was the last time you tried to buy Quince Jam? Okay, if you really don’t know that, let me try something easier: do you know what is a quince? For the ones amongst you who have not come across quince, take a good look at the fruit on the…
I know. Put like this the meal we had tonight sounds as boring as yesterday’s salad. But my house smells so great that I’ll stop writing now and go have dinner first; see you in thirty minutes. Now, this is better. My tummy is full and my family replete. I…
I’ve already reached the age when mentioning numbers is impolite. But I’d like to share a secret: I couldn’t care less. I’m 52 and I’m proud. More importantly, I’m 52 and I have come to realise that there are some urgent money actions I ought to take if I don’t…
This picture was taken in New Orleans last September when my buddies took me to try the local specialty: beignet. Yes, we have had rather a lot to drink when I tried them; you see, I had already discovered that New Orleans is a city where it is very difficult…
Do you dream about the day when all your debt will be paid off? Or when you’ll have enough money so you’ll never have to worry again? Are you racing against time to pay off your very low interest mortgage? Are you chasing the dream of feeling completely safe? I…
Today I’m not as hungry as last week when I published my sister’s recipe for skinny pancakes. Thank goodness, I’ve been getting better. I don’t feel nauseous all the time (though it still happens from time to time) and I don’t have to sleep sitting up in bed. I still…
Did you think I forgot my promise? On Monday one of the things I said in the video is that I’ll publish on Tuesday as usual. Then I didn’t. Let me tell you why. Monday was lovely; we celebrated my birthday by going out to an Italian restaurant. What can…
I am sitting in the kitchen of a good friend of mine. She is originally from the Caribbean (so you know, her seasoning is always right) and has lived in Sweden for decades. We write together. When we don’t write together, we cook together, or we eat together. The table…
Did I tell you about the time when I almost knocked myself out? I didn’t think so. It is rather embarrassing and very ‘professorial’: I am such a cliché. Several years back I was invited to a research workshop in Granada. Of course I accepted: Granada is one of my…
Have you ever lusted after something with the hunger of affirmed identity? Have you ever thought that one more article will make you a writer? Or that one more business competition will make you belong in the world of business? Then you know. You know exactly how I feel about…
Did you really think that we eat only fried breakfasts, carb loaded dinners and thousand calories a look desserts, uh? Well, tonight we had for dinner my new best friend: kidney beans stew. Not that I make a habit of eating my friends, you understand. While I still believe that…