Category Archives: Entertaining


Paddington Station, 3pm, Thursday.  Bank Holiday Weekend began on a train destined for Bristol where my friend would meet and greet me. The journey was spent trapped between the window and a wall of strangely amplified sound: burger and fries … Continue reading →

Posted on April 9, 2012 by fortewinks | 5 Comments

The G-Plan Diet: lazy and tasty

Posted on March 4, 2012 by fortewinks

The most important words between people are often exchanged over the table. Food is currency. Food is glue. Food is the stuff that brokers and builds friendships and relationships of any hue; and if they need celebrating – or even … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertaining, Family, Food and wine, Friends, Life and romance, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Twenty clever women (and two men in the kitchen)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by fortewinks

In May this year, I realised that I did not see enough of my female friends. Whilst the Boys are pretty easy to find barside, the Girls are more difficult to pin down. My girl friends are a fabulous lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertaining, Feminism, Food and wine, Friends, Life and romance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments