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  • What I’d give for a decent scone

    What I’d give for a decent scone

    9th November 2009 | 5 comments | 2 people like this


    A scone has the power to heal my soul. Even more so when it’s part of a decadent afternoon tea at a fine hotel, but also on its own, with its favoured companions, strawberry jam and clotted cream.
    To me a scone means leisure. It means choice in what I’m doing. Freedom. And definitely no guilt.
    It means being idle and enjoying life. It means it’s 4pm and there’s nothing better to...

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  • Rossiyan jam tea

    Rossiyan jam tea

    21st July 2009 | 2 comments | 1 person likes this


    Recently my mother and I were visiting Matsumoto in the Nagano prefecture in Japan and we popped into an unassuming café on the road leading up to the city’s historic castle.
    Both of us being tea aficionados, the ‘Rossiyan jam tea’ on the menu piqued our interest. When the various components of the drink arrived we were unsure how to drink it, let alone knowing what all the different dishes were.
    With...

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