Valentines Day

The perfect Valentine's Day, a relaxed evening with homemade white pizza and a silly movie.

Chinese New Year

We gathered together with my husband's family to celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a Chinese feast in Eastwood. I ate the yummiest scallop ever and we were very generously given red pockets (even though we are married)!

Lazy long weekend

This cold and wet Queen's birthday weekend we are hanging around at home while Ad studies for his exams. It sounds a bit boring but I am loving the thought of an easy, cosy and relaxing three days. 

This morning we started the weekend off with some yummy croissants, strawberries, a cup of tea and the paper. Tonight we are going to try to whip up one of Jamie Oliver's 30 Minute Meals. Wish us luck somehow I don't think we'll have it all ready in 30 minutes!

30

I turned 30 with two parties, four cakes and lots of food & fun with friends & family!

Bbq with extended family on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Birthday lunch at the Greenhouse by Joost before viewing the 

Annie Leibovitz exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

 

Exquisite dinner with friends at Pendolino.

My most memorable meal

Ad and I love to eat good food and had some amazing meals on our trip. Asparagus in Helsinki, Ravioli in Florence, Mexican in London and Dumplings we made in Mongolia. I may tell you all about them sometime. But my most memorable meal was on the train in Russia.

Wandering into the Kermit the frog green dining cart, we slid into a booth and ordered borsch. We had grown fond of borsch, the hot chunky beeroot and onion soup during our few days on the train had eaten it several times but this time it was a wonderful experience.

As we gazed out the window to the snow fluttered down outside while we drifted past the trees. The borsch was warming and satisfying, perfect for the Wintry weather.