The Standard has undergone a make-over. No doubt the new theme would not have escaped your notice next time you visit, but I have also updated the “About” section, and put in a new “Recipes” page to make browsing easier. I hope to do an overhaul of the “Links” page in the next few weeks … Continue reading »
Nick and I got married a just over a month ago. Unfortunately I do not have the words to describe it without resorting to cliché, so all I will say is that we both thought the wedding was great. Here are some details and pictures… Our wedding was reasonably untraditional. It began in the evening … Continue reading »
So many things have happened in the last few months. In December we packed up our little Brooklyn apartment, and put our things on a ship to the UK. New York has been my home for the last four and a half years, and it was very sad leaving. Then again, our next stop was … Continue reading »
The WordPress.com stats people prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 14,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 3 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report. Continue reading »
I have been far too slack on blogging recently – we have moved to a charming little apartment with a less than desirable kitchen (glass electric stovetop = a lot of uneven cooking), and this has slowed down my cooking a bit. Then again, this is really no excuse, as these delicious pancakes, along with … Continue reading »
I recently bought Yotam Ottolenghi‘s cookbook Plenty – one of the most beautiful cookbooks I have seen (more on this soon). The first things I made from it were savoury ‘green pancakes’, made with spinach, spring onions and cumin. (See next post for recipe). Paired with the pancakes was this lime coriander (cilantro) butter which … Continue reading »
