What is this?

Early today as I'm leaving for Yeovil later this morning. This week I stumbled over such an exciting translating project, I think we should all give it a go:

www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/superpower/spn.shtml

And let's have a competition - anyone recognise what this is, snapped in my Mum's kitchen in Yeovil??

Aprons on...

Oh what a good week we had, so many of us watching Jamie Oliver starting a revolution in School Dinners in the UK.
I've become a real fan of his... hasn't always been like this. I didn't like him a few years ago - for all sorts of reasons. That started to change three years ago when I wrote to Jamie (or at least his team) to tell him about Riko's recipes and invite him to Borneo. Well he hasn't been there yet, but he (or his team) did send a very nice photo, with the inscription 'For Laura and Riko' - and my were they thrilled. that photo is hanging in a frame on the wall of the beach house in Borneo. That was the start of me opening my mind for a more modern style - of cooking, of presentation.
If you are interested in trying some of Jamie's recipes for yourself, visit:
www.jamieoliver.com
and Guten Appetit!

National Geographic

Some things never change, thank goodness, and dear old National Geographic Magazine with its familiar mustard-yellow colour cover has been part of my life since before I can remember. Not the texts, which were often a shade too American, but the pictures!

Visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ for hours of enjoyment exploring our beautiful world, and if you are ever stuck for a present take my tip and give the present which lasts a whole year - a National Geographic subscription. It's a bargain at 33 euros per year.