Tag: 2008

Travel 2008 – Megeve, Days 5 to 7

Wednesday, 12th/Thursday, 14th March 2008 – Megeve, Days 5 to 7 Well, I wouldn’t like to go through Wednesday morning again. It was raining when I got up, it was raining when I met my instructor for lesson two, and it was raining all the way through the first 45 minutes of the two hour…

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Travel 2008 – Megeve, Days 1 to 4

Saturday, 8th/Tuesday, 11th March 2008 – Megeve, Days 1 to 4 I got home latish on the Friday night (that’s the trouble with going on holiday – there’s always a ton of stuff to do at work before you go but I’d promised so I did a 10-hour day), which of course meant I spent…

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Food 2008 – La Strada, Artisan

Friday, 16th/Saturday, 17th February 2008 – La Strada, Artisan It was a busy weekend – far busier than is good for me, I think, but it was also fun. Friday night the Hulse clan landed on our doorstep to help celebrate Lynne’s birthday, so we duly drank kir while waiting for Gordon and Angela to…

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Food 2008 – Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons

Wednesday, 13th February 2008 – Le Manoir Aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton So, it was both my Mum and Lynne’s birthdays, and to celebrate, what with it being Lynne’s 50th and Mum’s 81st, we were booked in at the splendid – nay utterly wonderful – le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons. We got up slowly, the…

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Food 2008 – Recipes (Brigadeiros)

Sunday, 10th February 2008 – Brigadeiros (Recipe) Note to self… When throwing a party with a Brazilian theme, try to avoid letting Janice eat three brigadeiros in a row… Ingredients 50g (2oz) unsalted butter 400g (14oz) condensed milk 50mls (2fl oz) milk 5 tablespoons cocoa powder Coloured or chocolate vermicelli for rolling Method In a…

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