Happenings 31.10.18
• written over the month of October. DOING: sitting under the awning of our RV while Otis has a nap – he still loves his daytime sleep and I’m so grateful for this 1.5 hours of peace a day (that I try and cram a million things in to). HEARING: the sound of children...
Happenings 28.09.18
written over the month of September. DOING: sitting in the air conditioning on our bed in the van, all the windows are closed and the blinds are down because it’s 42’C outside and Otis is having a nap. HEARING: the sound of fan whirring and Otis mumbling a few last...
To catch and cook Mud Crabs – Cape Leveque, WA
10 fingers... 10 toes... check. I do a quick count before jumping out the car into the dry, red... so red, earth. Our local Indigenous guide, Eddie, is meeting us up at the Cape Leveque, 200km north of Broome in Western Australia, to go mud crabbing this afternoon......
“Hey pesto!”
I love watering the garden. Especially in the afternoon after a hot summers day. The smell of damp from still-warm concrete and soil. Shoes off, wet grass between my toes. Sadly, I don’t have a garden of my own to water, but there was one that I was in the care of...
Tasting Morocco: Not all tagine and cous cous… well maybe
I know I said Moroccan food wasn't just about tagine and cous cous. But for one meal, everyday, a tagine was. And not just at my table. A tagine (or tajine), is a Berber dish originally from North Africa. Essentially a slow-cooked stew of meat and vegetables in a...
Tasting Morocco: The best ‘pastilla’, from inside the house
I only tried one 'pastilla' in Morocco. But I didn't need to try any more. This one was as good as a pastilla could possibly get. I was banging on to my driver, Jaward, again about food. I think he gets me? He says he doesn't drink or smoke, but food - he smiles and...
Tasting Morocco: Breakfast
Just thinking about Morocco makes my nostrils flare. Maybe that sounds a bit odd, but the mere mention of the word sends my senses in to a frenzy. If I close my eyes I can smell orange blossom and rose, cumin and mint. I can taste almonds, dates and lamb. I can see...
Day-old-bread is not just for ducks in Donzy (Bourgogne, France)
I hate wasting food. So tonight, I'm being economical and preparing a bread themed dinner for my hosts Sarah and Jules. We have about three sticks of day-old-baguette that could be better used than for just fattening up Bernard's ducks. The menu will be simple and...
Dinner at The Fat Duck (Bray, Berkshire)
I have to keep reminding myself I'm actually here... It's an auspicious occasion. The top of my foodie "Things To Do Before I Die" list. Something I've been so looking forward to, for so long... has finally arrived. And I don't want to miss a minute of it. My boarding...
