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The title of the novel Swamplandia! relates to its primary setting - a fictional theme park located on an island off the coast of Florida. ...

At the start of winter I had a few things still thriving in my kitchen garden including purple capsicum (which I've discovered I'm n...

Queenies Lunchroom had been recommended to me by a few people who had said "it's very you".  I can see why - the staff are fr...

I love pot plants, but they don't seem to love me.  It is my own fault for abusing my plants.  I always seems to forget to water them, o...

The first season of Portlandia screened on local telly a while ago, and I've just finished watching the second season.  It is good.  Por...

Borlotti have to be my favourite beans.  I love them in stews and soups, but mostly I love them for how pretty they are.  The pods are a bea...

Carrots are ridiculously cheap as well as nutritious, and have become a staple of mine of late.  I ate a lot of grated carrot salads in summ...