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my experiences with becoming a UK resident

Toll House cookies – a luxury

By jEN | Published: November 4, 2011

You wouldn’t think something as simple as chocolate chip cookies would be a luxury in the UK, and certainly there are plenty of them here, but Toll House cookies are unheard of. When you’re raised on these you have a deep expectation as to what a cookie should be. Seemed there was always an open [...]

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Tastes like summer

By jEN | Published: August 23, 2011

We got a good price* on some in-husk corn on the cob at our local Morrison’s and so I snapped up four of them to cook on the grill. I gave them a good two hour water soaking and popped them on a wood fire with some veggie burgers. There are flavours I think we [...]

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Vroom vroom

By jEN | Published: May 10, 2011

I have been a comfortable and confident driver for over twenty years. Driving in the UK isn’t so bad either- roundabouts? Not so bad. Other side of the road? Not bad either. Manual shifting? Not really equipped for that… Yet. I took my first driving lesson in twenty-odd years today, specifically to obtain my full [...]

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Happy Cornwallversary!

By jEN | Published: March 19, 2011

We’ve been living in Cornwall for a year today. To celebrate, we wandered down to Padstow to have a wee splash out meal at one of Rick Stein’s cafés, took in glorious weather, and then ended up at our own local beach for ice cream cones. Above: my Salt and Pepper Prawns with sprout and [...]

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