Tweet Maybe I shouldn’t mention the doughnuts. Anyone who has ever been to Canada knows that doughnut chain Tim Hortons serves the lightest, fluffiest doughnuts (donuts) in the world; I mean they just…
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Tweet It had been a while since I’d been to Dublin but when we arrived there on Thursday it felt very familiar, although of course lots has changed and there’s currently building going on…
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Tweet I’ve spent most of the past week trying to lose the 7lb (not kidding) I put on in Fort Lauderdale, because there’s something about American food (and jet lag) that makes me just…
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Tweet The 30 Green Days Challenge may be over, but I still have one last thing to do: and this is the bit where I get to play fairy godmother, because I’m going to reveal…
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Tweet There aren’t many reasons I’d make a mad dash across London just as a tube strike is due to start when I’d only got off a long-haul flight (from Seattle) that morning; but…
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Tweet Last night, in honour of Chinese New Year, I was invited to Ping Pong, a restaurant specialising in Dim Sum which offers classes in making Dim Sum. As a big fan of Asian…
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Tweet So this weekend it’s Nordicana 2014 in London, which is a festival of Nordic fiction and film, as well as food. Of course I love Saga and The Bridge as much as the…
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Tweet I’ve seen a lot of jokes flying around about the horsemeat scandal, but I’ve had a sense of humour failure over this one. Not just because of my family background, or our special…
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Tweet I love this photo of No 1 Son, taken when he was 18 months old, because he’s in his favourite place – Waiting For Mummy To Make Him His Breakfast – and he…
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Tweet Ever since we went to Switzerland No 1 Son and I have been a bit obsessed with fondue. On one trip we had the sweet version – served with chocolate, with different fruits;…