Being hangry is now official. Why? Because in early 2018 it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary along with over 1,000 other new entries. In my last post I talked about ‘me time’ as a new dictionary entry and when I spotted ‘hangry’ on the new words list I couldn’t resist sharing this news … Continue reading
“Que Sera Sera”. As a small child these were the first non English words I learnt – thanks to a song my mother sang in her rocking chair to entice me to sleep. The phrase means ‘whatever will be will be’ and it came to mind this week when I was thinking about the new year. Looking … Continue reading
I have been lucky enough to call Australia home for the last seven festive celebrations. The Summer weather and extended holidays have been easy to adapt to. But when it comes to my Christmas Day feast moving away from my childhood British traditions has taken more convincing. I’m talking roast pork with crunchy crackling or … Continue reading
I often buy a whole duck from my local farmers market. Not just because duck meat is so versatile but because the wonderful by-product of roasting a duck is as much as 250ml of duck fat. This fat then sits in my fridge in a glass container and is gradually used for cooking roast potatoes … Continue reading
