Some of my colleagues on Facebook were discussing actresses that actually look their age – the examples given were Charlotte Rampling and Fernanda[...]

There has been a change of plans around here: Somerset Maugham will have to wait a while, since I decided to buy "Gone Girl" after reading that turning the[...]

Spielberg will probably never be one of my favorite directors, but because I’m still in awe with the fantastic “Munich” I decided to give[...]

I got a surprise a couple of days ago and it wasn’t a nice one: Blogger decided that the list with the books I own was a spam blog and deleted it[...]

I have several favorite TV cooks – Nigella, Nigel Slater, Jamie Oliver, among others – but there is one lady I adore and she’s not on TV,[...]

Even though I wasn’t happy with the winner of “The Great British Bake Off” I did have lots of fun watching the show – therefore, after[...]

I had so much fun making the chocolate Victoria cake and the result was so wonderful that I couldn’t wait to bake a layer cake again – for that, I[...]

Back in my school days, I hated being short – I had all sorts of nicknames, and not many were cute as Smurfette (I believe that was the only one I[...]

Those of you with picky eaters at home will probably agree with me: it’s not easy and sometimes not pleasant at all to cook for them. :/ For that[...]

Cover songs are a tricky thing: they can go really well or they can go terribly wrong, as I once wrote . Some versions are better than the original –[...]

Once again I watched a TV cooking show only to get disappointed with the winner – I should have learned from “Top Chef” , shouldn’t I?[...]

I was reading a friend’s blog post about books when I suddenly felt a pang of guilt - I felt guilty because I love to read but haven’t read[...]

Thank you for your comments on my issue with “The Great Gatsby” – I feel much better now. :) I already have something else to read, Somerset[...]

These simple yet delicious cookies, packed with coconut, are a good solution for those days when we want something sweet but there’s nothing in the[...]

A couple of pears that looked good but tasted really sour were the inspiration for this dessert: I thought of the delicious apples used in this cake , cooked[...]