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We woke to a beautiful day in Les Diablerets. The sun has been glorious and not a cloud in sight all day. It was cold when I went off for a walk this morning though, the frost sparkling white on the branches of trees making them look almost like ghost trees. It was such a […]
Read MoreWhile Annie and Jerry headed off for a morning’s skiing, I set off to see the weekly market in Les Diablerets. Annie had warned me it was small, especially in the winter, and as it turned out there were only four stalls. But it was still fun to go and take a look. Walking on […]
Read MoreThe sky was a clear bright blue in the morning sun. After a slow and gentle start to the day, Annie and I took a walk round the village. We stopped at the local dairy to buy cheese and yogurt. A lot of the cheese is goats’ cheese and of course there are many varieties […]
Read MoreAn early start had me in a cab heading to Heathrow Terminal 5 yesterday morning for a flight to Geneva. The terminal was remarkably quiet when I arrived so I whizzed through security and was soon sitting in Wagamama. A seemingly unlikely venue for this coffee-loving Single Gourmet Traveller, but I’ve decided it’s the best […]
Read MoreI’ve eaten a lot of lovely but rich Christmas pudding, Christmas cake and mince pies, not to mention panettone and chocolate truffles, over the past week so I decided on a simple apple pie to serve after the Roast Lamb Stuffed with Fresh Herbs last night. I’ve always loved apple desserts of any kind: Tarte […]
Read MoreWe had the last of the Christmas 2012 family meals last night with my son and daughter-in-law back from Wales and coming over to supper – with Zeph their Yorkshire terrier puppy! – to see my mother. I didn’t want to do any kind of Christmas meal though and decided instead on a simple roast […]
Read MoreI thought it would be fun to pick my top ten foodie and travel things for the year: things I’ve bought, meals I’ve had, places I’ve travelled to; the highlights of a brilliant food & travel blogging year. They are in no particular order – just as they came into my head once I got […]
Read MoreAfter spending four hours on a rain sodden M25 yesterday, with traffic at a standstill for much of the time, to pick up my mother in Kent and bring her to my home for a couple of days – a journey that would normally take only two hours – a bit of warm, comforting food […]
Read MoreYes I know it’s Boxing Day and Christmas is in its last stages but I hope you’ll forgive me only just getting to this post: Christmas started for me on the Eve (when the mince pies were made) and a family meal in my house with daughter, son and daughter-in-law; then Christmas Day saw daughter […]
Read MoreI’ve become a bit of a statistic geek with the blog. I check into the blog’s stats page a few times a day and not only do I like to see how many visitors I’ve had, but I also like to see where they’ve come from. Most visitors are from UK or USA but […]
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