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Jun 29
75 years ago - the food view from here
"We're Keele and we're different. Founded 75 years ago to meet the demands of a new kind of society, economy and world, our principles...
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Jun 19
Itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy
"itty-bitty - extremely small (see also itsy-bitsy)" - Cambridge Dictionary Remember the nursery rhyme Itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the...
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May 1
Omelette at the Savoy
"There is no reason why this dish should ever change. I can’t improve it" Tom Kerridge On the other hand Felicity Cloake says that it's...
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Apr 18
Day for it - a sign from below
"Day for it - Weather conducive for the activity currently being undertaken, common phrase in Australia" Urban Dictionary As I was...
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Apr 7
Fermented herring to taco Fridays - Sweden
"The backbone of Nordic cuisine comes from dealing with challenges" Rachel Khoo Back to my foodie tour around the world with the third...
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Mar 2
Swifties
"Swifty - Australian - a deceptive trick" An alcoholic drink consumed quickly" Oxford Languages "Not a valid Scrabble word" Wordnik "A...
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Feb 8
The common kettle - not so common
"We overlook what we take for granted. Billions of tea drinkers observed the force of steam escaping from water boiling in a kettle...
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Feb 6
Pretty in pink
"Pink isn't just a colour. It's an attitude too" Miley Cyrus Ten years ago on our last night in Beaucaire we dined in the restaurant of...
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Jan 31
Flakes
"Flake: a small, thin piece of something, especially if it has come from a surface covered with a layer of something" Cambridge...
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Dec 29, 2023
Tasters
Taster: "a small amount or short experience of something that is intended either to make you understand what it is like or to make you...
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Dec 14, 2023
Orts
Ort: "Whatever is left on one's plate after they finish eating" saggy sammy/Urban Dictionary "a small piece of something, especially of...
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Oct 16, 2023
Normandy apples and cream
"The best thing I know between France and England is the sea." Douglas William Jerrold Last week was a guru week and it was Jane...
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Oct 15, 2023
Views, lunch, wine, friends ...
reflections on a day out in Nillumbik Nillumbik is the name of our Shire - the local council area. In the bottom corner is where we are...
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Sep 26, 2023
L'apéro
"People who wish to discipline the sexual organs should avoid drinking those artificial concoctions which are called 'aperitifs'"...
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Aug 13, 2023
Small beer
Small beer - "something that does not seem important when compared to something else" Cambridge English Dictionary Apologies for being so...
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Jul 31, 2023
A comfort drink - hot toddy
"If it could speak, the Toddy would whisper, “There, there, now. Just rest and feel better.” And who doesn’t need that every once in a...
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Jul 24, 2023
Wee drams
Dram "a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky" Cambridge English Dictionary "A pour of alcohol. The amount is...
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Jul 19, 2023
An ancient wine, new to us
"The real magic of Aglianico appears to the patient." Wine Folly To go with our Crème de cassis pork ribs we drank a bottle of wine -...
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Jul 18, 2023
A dish to make if you have a spare bottle of Crème de Cassis
"A thick rich taste that is felt as much as tasted. Deep jammy currants roll over and coat the tongue in a wave of black currants. Like...
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Jun 5, 2023
Hodgepodge
"Hodgepodge: a jumble, a heterogenous mixture" Merriam-Webster Dictionary "a confused mixture, a hotchpotch" Oxford Languages...
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