Posted on 30 April, 2008 by Giuliana
Courtsey of Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
What every human seeks is companionship, the feeling that among all the billions of people on this planet of ours there is at least one person that can see you for who you are and shares common beliefs.
I am not alone.
The New York Times journalist, Henry Alford, has ventured [...]
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Posted on 15 April, 2008 by Giuliana
Remains of Will’s Hansel and Gretel Cake
“At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.”
- W. Somerset Maugham
The great writer would have been sorely disappointed if he had arrived at my pound shop dinner party on that chilly November evening. My guests certainly did not [...]
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Posted on 9 November, 2007 by Giuliana
El Maestro came up with a great suggestion yesterday: I should host a dinner party only using ingredients from the pound shop. I have found six willing guinea pi…cough…guests and so in a weeks time will be the World’s First Pound Shop Dinner Party!
So any suggestions and recipes of dishes I can create for this wondrous evening would be [...]
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