Yesterday was one of those days that started out good, took a steep nosedive but at the last minute managed to pull itself round to come back for a fantastic finish. So it started out well with a lovely sleep-in, beautiful sunny morning and the promise of an afternoon out at the Cotter for a picnic lunch and swimming with geekintheheat. We headed out to the ( Read more... )

We had sir_philipe and a friend of his over for dinner last night and I cooked duck for them. I have never cooked duck before but it came out beautifully; crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. Delish. I used this recipe http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/ ( Read more... )

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Rob and I had an interesting discussion this morning about service, selling, craftspeople/artisans and expert knowledge. It all started off with me complaining about the service we get at the fish place at the markets and how none of the staff seem to know anything at all about what they are selling. I'm not an expert on different types of fish and ( Read more... )