Being as cynical as the next man, it’s taken me a long time to come to the conclusion that Britain’s Got Talent is a massive money making vehicle for Simon Cowell, with so little attention paid to the talent that it’s almost painful. The only glimpse of the talent we really […]

“Amazing how grimly we hold on to our misery, the energy we burn fuelling our anger. Amazing how one moment, we can be snarling like a beast, then a few moments later, forgetting what or why. Not hours of this, or days, or months, or years of this… but decades. […]

I have, for many years, had an obsession with handbags. I know, a lot of people have hundreds of pairs of shoes and spend hundreds on Manolo Blahnik’s or Christian Louboutin’s but they are of no interest to me.  No, for me, it is all about the handbag. It’s not […]

What does it mean to “find yourself”? This term has been thrown around in various contexts throughout my life and I believe that it’s not until you actually have to do it that you understand exactly what it means. However, I think the term is limited. Listening to somebody’s woes, […]

Arguments about the Bahraini Grand Prix have been dominating the news outlets for some time, with coverage intensifying as we draw closer to the actual event. Whilst not condoning the dreadful human rights violations that are rife in the country, it seems like there are numerous reasons for calling off […]

Double World Champion Sebastian Vettel signalled his intent to take a third world title today by securing pole position for tomorrow’s controversial Bahrain Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver blitzed the desert track in Sakhir to return to the top spot for the first time since December. Ahead of qualifying, […]

I have friends coming round for a meal next week and they are  both Vegetarian so I thought I would find some tasty vegetarian recipes. I  actually try to make at least one vegetarian meal a week and I use Quorn products a  lot as a meat substitute. The Quorn chicken style pieces […]

My friend is coming to visit from the UK soon and I have decided I need to impress her by cooking some typical French cuisine ( I hope she realises all the effort i’m going to!!). So I am going to practise the following dishes on poor, unsuspecting friends here , and […]