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Unsuccessful Fishing at Cookham & Harissa Lamb

» by diva June 20th, 2008 at 4:25 pm » Comments (12)

mixed-coloured maggots for bait
3 days ago, we went fishing in Maidenhead, Cookham. A fishing rod, 2 reels of fishing line, hooks, a box of wriggling mixed-coloured maggots, a variety of snacks and a lovely packed (choice of) smoked salmon or chorizo sandwich lunch (provided by Alex’s mum); Thus was 4 fresh-faced youths all set to […]



Chocolate-Tea Tea Bread

» by diva April 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am » Comments (5)

I think I’m a chipmunk, a squirrel or maybe a hamster. Every day is autumn season for me. Why do I say that? Becaues I stock food like supermarkets aren’t going to exist the day after tomorrow! And then I stock so much food, cans and packets of nuts or cereal boxes start falling out […]



Hummingbird Does the American

» by diva March 22nd, 2008 at 3:30 pm » Comments (0)

I’ve been planning a birthday present for a very special friend of mine and have been thinking about when I’d last visited London with my parents. Somehow, I started associating my thoughts with the Hummingbird Bakery. Situated amidst Portobello Market, this bakery has done very well for itself that it opened its second store in […]



Italy - land of gelati

» by diva December 29th, 2007 at 7:40 am » Comments (0)

Long awaited post once again. And of course, now I’m in the land of our winter rain; travels to Milan have long ended. However, I’ve been loyal to my code to food and hence, a little entry on what i liked best about Italian food.I’m a sucker for italian tomatoes-so odd-shaped,so ripe,sweet and juicy. plump […]