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Ok, so neither of my grandmothers are Italian. They’re Czech and English, so they’re more about knödel and Sunday roasts than tomato sauce. My Czech great grandmother did once claim to have Italian blood. But her grandson quite rightly pointed out that if she did, it must have come across with the Romans… Still, if [...]

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I’m mortified that there has been such a long gap since I last posted. Bad blogging. It seems like such a long time ago that I was cooking shin of beef. Partly because it was, but also because I’ve been cooking so many other things in between….because I’ve got a new job – which has [...]

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The near-mythical ‘Indian summer’ has suddenly become a reality. Londoners are shedding their macs and leaving their brollies at home, flowers have been tricked into blooming all over again and Edgware Road has sold out of ice cream. Britain has gone bezeerk. So, I thought it would be a good time to tempt you with [...]

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It’s said that London’s the most unfriendly city in the world. Sometimes I’m inclined to agree: fights to get onto the tube (and then eerie silence once you’re squished inside). A total absence of anyone with the time to give you directions when you’re lost, and very few “have a nice days” from busy waitresses. [...]

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I never thought that I was that girl who got ludicrously excited about summer holidays. The sort of excitement where you lie out all your clothes on the bed a week before you leave, and draw up a militant list of pedicures, waxes and tans. You line up you travel shampoos next to the travel [...]

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