View of Wirral from Crosby Beach 1, originally uploaded by ~Maninas.
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After the rain has fallen
I got into my overgrown garden to play with my camera. 
Still raining in this photo
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But not now:
I’ve had loads of fun with this photo
Taste of Home: Some photos from Croatia
Until life moves into a slower gear and I have a chance to sit down and write some posts about my recent trip home, to Croatia, here are a few food photos.
Sweet taste of home:
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Freshly made Turkish coffee every day, even half-way up the mountain! (while visiting the national park Paklenica, on the Velebit mountain)
Mum’s Kiflichi (biscuits stuffed with jam) for breakfast, or with coffee during the day
Mum’s walnut cake with lemon and rum filling that graces every family celebration (photographed in extremely bad light, at night! sorry!)
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Savoury taste of home:
Cuttlefish risotto. The first time my brother M cooked for me.
Freshly picked wild asparagus (for making aspragus and prosciutto frittata and asparagus salad with eggs)
Asparagus growing wild. You can see the brown edible shoots, and the prickly plant
Sarma (sauerkraut leaves stuffed with beef and pork mince)
Brudet od sipa s palentom – Cuttlefish stew with polenta
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More photos and recipes coming soon!
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Delicious Cornwall
I’ve been meaning to tell you about our fantastic trip to Cornwall for ages. I knew I’d like it in Cornwall, but I didn’t quite expect how much I’d love it, how it would woo me. As they say, love comes in through the stomach. Here are a few things we loved in Cornwall.
1) Excellent restaurants
Some Cornwall’s restaurants we’ve eaten in deserve a special post. And my special thanks go to the chefs and staff of The Wave in St. Ives, and of the Gurnard’s Head, near Zennor, for their creative and mouthwatering food! In particular, the staff at the Gurnard’s Head deserve special mention because of their friendliness and informativeness.
We simply didn’t have enough days and nights to try everywhere we wanted to try, so we said good-bye to Cornwall with a list of restaurants to try when we come back next. I can’t wait!
2) The best fish and chips in the world
I can safely say I’ve had the best fish and chips in the world now.
The Jewell Chippie in Newlyn sells the most amazing, freshly caught, freshly cooked fish and chips, with daily specials that include lemon sole and scallops. We’ve had one (massive) portion of freshly cooked lemon sole that was just out of this world. Firstly, the fish was freshly caught (the chippie is just behind the harbour, and they buy fresh fish every day). Secondly, it was freshly cooked. Thirdly, and importantly, it was really very well cooked. Just right. Moist and tasty. Non-greasy. Also, it was served by very friendly staff, and incredibly cheap. I give it my vote for the best chippie in the world! This really was something special.
Funnily, we ate our bounty sitting on a wall in a car park opposite the harbour, but boy what a view we had!
3) The best cream tea I’ve ever had
The whole of Cornwall is famous for its cream tea, with gorgeous Rodda’s Clotted Cream. In The Kitchen, Polperro, I’ve had the best cream tea ever, with beautiful scones and delicious local strawberry jam.
4) Fantastic ice-creams
What is a summer without ice-cream? I’m delighted to report that we found excellent ice-cream everywhere in Cornwall, but were particularly impressed by Moomaid ice-cream from Zennor.
5) Beers, pasties, etc.
Cornish are proud of their food, and rightly so. They have excellent seafood, and some really very good local produce (try the Cornish blueberries when in season!). We had some stunning local beers in Cornwall. The Cornish Blonde (note, this is not the same as the Celtic Blonde) is a blond beer, with summery notes of heather and hay – one of the best beers I’ve ever had.
You simply cannot go to Cornwall without trying the famous Cornish Pasty. The Philps pasties from Hayle are especially good.
Yes, we will definitely return to Cornwall. I miss it already.
halloumi
Photo(s) of the day: A flower for you…
The photos were taken in my dad’s vineyard this summer.
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