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Things I have been cooking lately #118: Fish pie
I have been looking for a good fish pie recipe for ages. They often turn out to be bland and stodgy and it’s hard to get the exact right amount of sauce but this one is perfection. It’s flavoursome,...
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Film Friday #236
Minions (2015) This Despicable Me prequel follows the escapades of the Minions in the search for an evil master before discovering Gru. The basic premise is that since their evolution the Minions’ sole...
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Blogiversary Bash 2015: Abbi Osbiston
abbiosbiston:The amazing Cara over at Silver Screen Serenade is celebrating her birthday month with a Blogiversary Blogathon about favourite movies and TV Shows. She was kind enough to let me...
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10 Game of Thrones Characters that have disappeared into thin air
With season five of Game of Thrones now behind us I have gotten to thinking about some characters who appear to have simply vanished. I realise JRR Martin has chucked about a billion characters into...
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Things I have been cooking lately #119: Skinny vegetarian pasta bake
Recently Mr O and I have been trying to eat more healthily as I gained back a little of the weight I lost and we’d both been indulging everyone of our food whims… which never ends well. This is recipe...
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Film Friday #237
Magic Mike XXL (2015) It’s been three years since Mike (Channing Tatum) gave up stripping to start his own furniture business and things are going okay but he still has to work flat out just to make...
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BOOK REVIEW: Moby Dick by Herman Melville
I have a confession to make. Before I got my Kindle I wasn’t particularly well-read. I had read an awful lot but when it came to any kind of classic literature there was a big hole in my repertoire. As...
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Things I have been cooking lately #120: Red velvet cake
When I asked Mr O what he wanted for his birthday he said he didn’t want any presents he just wanted me to bake him a cake. This is pretty unusual since Mr O doesn’t really like cake but being a big...
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Things I have been cooking lately #121: Tandoori chicken salad
Summer has finally arrived in London and over the past couple of weeks it’s actually been quite hot. When the temperature goes up all I crave is salads, which is pretty handy when it comes to trying to...
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Film Friday #238
Amy (2015) This documentary follows the life of late singer Amy Winehouse from her discovery, through her stratospheric rise to fame, the media’s obsessive interest in her life and ultimate tragic...
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Film Quizzes: South Africa
abbiosbiston:I recently got to meet one of my fellow London based bloggers, Alex Raphael in person for a drink. We had a great time making friends and talking about brownies and he was sweet enough to...
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10 Directors who influenced my view of the world
A while ago someone did a post on 10 directors who changed their view of the world… or something like that. I can’t find the post or remember who it was… because I am crap but I really liked the post...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
You would think after Moby Dick I would be avoiding books set at sea but our latest book club assignment had me right back in the ocean. This time I was reading about Grace Winter a twenty-two year old...
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Things I have been cooking lately: Moroccan couscous jewel salad
Mr O and I are continuing to work hard on our healthy eating so I’ve been making loads of salads. This couscous based one has been such a hit that it’s become an almost overnight lunch/dinner staple....
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Film Friday #239
Love & Mercy (2014) Love & Mercy follows the life of Brian Wilson, the key musical force behind iconic band the Beach Boys during two key phases of his life. Paul Dano plays a young Wilson in...
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BOOK REVIEW: Paper Towns by John Green
I decided to read Paper Towns because I saw the film trailer and thought it looked kind of intriguing. Despite being in my thirty-fifth year of existence I have always enjoyed a bit of Young Adult...
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Things I have been cooking lately #123: Spicy skinny Mexican bake
So the skinny kick continues in the O household and I have been trying really hard to come up with recipes that are pack a lot of flavour but are still filling and healthy. I think this hearty bake...
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Film Friday #240
Inside Out (2015) This latest Disney/Pixar outing takes us on an journey into the mind of eleven year old Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias) whose actions are controlled by her five core emotions – Joy...
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10 Once great actors whose careers have gone into decline
Whether it’s because of personal problems, bad film choices, laziness or possibly an over-estimation of their talent level in the first place we all know actors who once had a brilliant career but seem...
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Things I have been cooking lately #124: Spicy chicken and avocado salad
I feel like at least half of my recipes are spicy something. When I was younger I wasn’t a big fan of spicy food but Mr O is a complete spice addict and the more time I have spent with him the more...
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