In my efforts to keep my husband on his weight loss regime – and if the use of the word ‘regime’ makes me sound like a dictator, I bet he’d agree with the characterization – I’ve come up with some healthy lunches for him to take to work. This is only partially successful because he eats out so much, but my youngest daughter covers the business lunches by finding out where he’s eating, reading the menu online and emailing him […]
Have you ever gone somewhere and immediately felt giddily happy to be there, in that moment, in that wonderful place? That is Petersham Nurseries for me, a plant nursery and organic restaurant just outside London. We went to have a casual lunch, and admire the plants (if only we could bring them home with us!), and lingered most of the afternoon. It was a bright, chilly spring day, and everything was in bloom – tulips, primroses, lilies of the valley, […]
Truer words were never spoken than those of Dr. Samuel Johnson, in referring to his capital city (seen below on this vase). I’ve just come from a fast but full week in London, and no matter how often I visit, the city is always teeming with new things to do to and see – along with the pleasures of revisiting beloved, familiar spots. Besides a visit to the British Museum, where the Enlightenment Gallery continues to awe and inspire, we […]
Thank you for your amazing blog! My question is about brownies. Mine always turn out too cake-like in texture. What is the best recipe for a really fudge-y brownie? Thank you! Hi Annie! Fudgy brownie recipes usually don’t have baking powder, and using only the egg yolk in the batter tends to make it heavier. I would mix the batter just enough to combine it – you don’t want a lot of air in the batter. You also get […]
There are parties, and then there are parties – you know, the ones where everything has been planned down to the tiniest detail and coordinated and massaged until the final result is a rollicking bash that the guests don’t want to ever end. We had one of those recently – a launch party for Shopfeed, a shopping app that pulls content from different blogs, magazines, and news sources into one constantly refreshing, shoppable feed – which you can buy from […]
