In the late 90s and early oughts, I spent a great deal of time on the road—and frequently took my sketch book and a miniature paintbox along. Here are some recently unearthed examples from a series of visits to Nassau, Bahamas.
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HURRAH FOR THE GREEN AND WHITE
Recipes have been absent from these posts for a few weeks, but inspired by mounds of bright green broccoli and piles of creamy white cauliflowers at the market. I’m inspired to make a delicious casserole.
REVISITING OLD NASSAU HAUNTS
Over the years, I’ve visited many spots in The Bahamas, most of all the capital, where the HQ of a former employer demanded my presence on numerous occasions.
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Trying to remember things gets more difficult as we age. I was trying to remember a poem about memory, but when I remembered it, I found that it was called Forgetfulness.
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Last year I had a big celebration for a birthday with a zero at the end. Today, I’m into another decade and – briefly – contemplating the end of the road with a quieter celebration.
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Conjuring up a new soup, using fresh local ingredients—asparagus and leeks.
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Inspired by the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, two blokes invest in a drone for fun and profit. With his 375th post, Nigel celebrates a new business opportunity.
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Our wine correspondent Jim Walker recently returned to Nice, France. He shares with us his latest observations about that fair city and the folks who are fortunate to visit it or live there.
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With a young Indian lady helping us out a couple of days a week, it was time to use her expertise to cook up some tasty vegetarian dishes from the Punjab.
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Our wine correspondent discovers that getting there is no longer “half the fun.”
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