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| I have always associated different foods with the different stages of my life. I remember the sparkly fairy bread and cocktail frankfurts at primary school parties. My hippy vegetarian phase when I was fifteen, wore peace-symbol earrings and ate excessive amounts of lentils. And those long late nights of No-Doze and two-minute noodles as I crammed for my uni exams. |  |
From a very early age I learned the pleasure that food can offer. Have you ever paused just before biting into a perfectly ripe peach and let the fuzzy skin brush against your lips? Or closed your eyes at dinner and let your taste buds wallow in the gentle nuances of flavour in your mouth?
These are only a small taste of the pleasures the culinary word can offer us. Food is one of the finest forms of art that mankind has ever known. It appeals to all of our senses and is one of the few substances that can calm us when we’re anxious and excite us when we’re bored - and like any artform a single meal is open to a myriad of interpretations.
This site is dedicated to all those poor souls who think of food as nothing more than fuel. I hope this site inspires you to open your mind, your mouth and your mealtimes to new and exciting culinary experiences.
A note about my recipes…
Where I have included a recipe in this site, I won’t usually give exact measurements of ingredients unless it’s absolutely essential to the success of the dish. This is largely because:
- I probably don’t remember exactly how much of any particular ingredient I have used. I usually just throw in a bit of this, a dash of that and a sprinkle of anything else that takes my fancy.
- Recipes should only ever be used as a guide; no one other than the cook should ever have the final word on how a dish should be prepared. I hope you use this blog as a trigger for your own culinary imagination. Use whatever is in your cupboard, use your favourite ingredients. If a recipe specifies one clove of garlic, but you happen to really like garlic, then throw in a whole head of garlic and see what happens!
…Bon Appetit!