Grilled, BBQ'ed, fried, steamed or baked - we love fish in our house and I have created my own recipe for an Indian spice rub. I used this on haddock fillets on the BBQ this Sunday and the result was ...
A taste for Food and Drink
A slice of Costa Rica – Casado
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Whole Masoor dal and Tofu salad
The long Easter weekend has sped past far too quick for me and am back to work. I just wanted to keep lunch really light today - guilty after ordering a Chinese takeaway yesterday *sad face* So ...
A taste for Travel Adventures
Christmas Lunch at River Cottage
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A week in North Wales – my Travelogue Part 2 – South Stack Lighthouse and Cemaes Bay
After a fabulous day spent walking and lazing on a sandy beach, we had an early start the next day , highly excited that we were off to to see a lighthouse. Now for this excursion we booked a cab ...
How to plan a short break to Prague and Vienna
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Escape the Urban Jungle, go adventure ”Eco-camping” at Panchgani.
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A taste for Lifestyle
Baluchi restaurant at The Lalit, London – a Review
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Hoppers, SOHO – a review
To anyone familiar with Sri Lankan cuisine, appams are no stranger. Re-christened as Hoppers in the colonial times, these light dosa like crepe's also come in a fluffy stringy avatar much like idli in a 'ramen burger' form, are ...
Afternoon Tea amidst art at The Wallace Collection
One of the things I love about London is the many free museums and art galleries that one can go to and spend a few happy hours at. Hertford House which houses The Wallace collection is nestled in a quiet street just off the ...
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