Sunday Salon: Southern Vamps, Hamlet, and Dickens

by athena // 30 November, 2008 // 3 Comments

Well, this has proved to a fruitful reading weekend. Since Friday night, I’ve read books four to eight of the Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire) Series by Charlaine Harris. I have not read the first three (and was spoiled by a... Continue reading →

This Week In Food: 17-23 November 2008

by athena // 25 November, 2008 // No Comments

Highlights for this week include mashed sweet potatoes, grilled cheese sandwiches (cheddar and goat cheese versions), spinach, tomato and egg stir fried together. Continue reading →

Restaurant Review: My Old Place

by athena // 24 November, 2008 // 1 Comment

My Old Place: Authentic Northern Chinese 88 Middlesex Street London, E1 7EZ 020 7247 2200 Tube: Liverpool Street Station, Aldgate The Cost & Date: Thursday 20th November 2008 :: £65 for 5. Food & Drink: We had soup, lamb on... Continue reading →

Sunday Salon: London Bookstores Cont’d

by athena // 23 November, 2008 // 5 Comments

Last Sunday, my internet was down and I could not do any work so I read and finished Sense and Sensibility, but was unable to post a Salon entry. Today, I am reading for school (of course), but I am... Continue reading →

This Week in Food: 10-16 November 2008

by athena // 21 November, 2008 // 1 Comment

Highlights this week include baked apples, truffles, and dinner out at a latin restaurant. Continue reading →

Sense and Sensibility

by athena // 20 November, 2008 // No Comments

This review will contain spoilers to this book and its adaptations. Continue reading →

British Food Experience 01

by athena // 19 November, 2008 // No Comments

Stealing the idea from The GirlAlive British Food Experience, here is the first list of “British” foods that I’ve tried and my thoughts on them. You can get a lot of them in North America and elsewhere, but they are... Continue reading →

Restaurant Review: Las Iguanas

by athena // 18 November, 2008 // No Comments

Las Iguanas 36-38 Dean Street Soho London W1D 4PS www.iguanas.co.uk 0207 494 4716 Tube: Tottenham Court Road, Leicester Square, Picadilly Circus The Cost & Date: Tuesday, 11 November 2008 Dinner. £44.10 (with 12.5% service charge) for two, me and my... Continue reading →

Restaurant Review: Sushi Hiroba

by athena // 17 November, 2008 // 1 Comment

Sushi Hiroba 50-54 Kingsway (near Holborn station) London WC2B 6EP www.sushihiroba.co.uk/ +44(0)20 7430 1888 The Cost & Date: Lunch for 2 was £12ish. Dinner for 4 was £50ish I think. Food & Drink: For the lunch session, I had salmon... Continue reading →

Chocolate Truffles 1.0

by athena // 16 November, 2008 // No Comments

A basic ganache really only needs two ingredients: dark chocolate and heavy whipping/double cream. Something to roll the chocolate truffle in would be good too. To test the Cooking for Engineers chcocolate truffles recipe out, I used a 200g bar... Continue reading →

In Flanders Fields

by athena // 11 November, 2008 // 1 Comment

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.... Continue reading →

This Week in Food: 03-09 November 2008

by athena // 10 November, 2008 // 1 Comment

While I have always enjoyed cooking and loved food, it was never really a big hobby until I moved to London. Now, I think about food, plan meals, and shop for food more than any other activity other than school... Continue reading →

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Month: November 2008