chalk my absence up to a whirlwind of good times here in boston! i didn’t count on neglecting my blog so much, but phil and i have been adventuring, learning how to navigate this city and enjoying spending time with my aunt and uncle and cousin. to thank them for their hospitality (and to feel [...]
April 2010
greetings from newport, rhode island! it is absolutely beautiful here – the weather is more like summer than spring and we’ve been making the most of it, taking nice long walks around town and enjoying the sunshine. seems crazy to think about the gross weather we left behind in london. it is april! we’ve got [...]
my apologies for a lack of posting yesterday – i took a day to rest and fully recover, pack, and prepare for the travels. i did happen to poach some fish for dinner last night (which we bought at the farmer’s market yesterday – some delicious gilt head bream) but didn’t take photos. it was [...]
i certainly need a bowl full of healthy spinachy goodness today – it’s too bad i’m all out of leftovers from this amazing soup i whipped up a few days ago. i’ve come down with a nasty bug AGAIN – aches, pains, fever, chills. i blame it entirely on the bizarre weather we’ve been having [...]
on tuesday evening, my friend laura and i ventured over to jamie oliver’s recipease in clapham, a shop / cafe / cooking school where various lessons are taught by professional chefs in a state-of-the-art kitchen. laura had signed us up for a knife skills course where we would learn how to properly fillet and debone [...]
