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A Passion for Portugal – Faia Brava Natural Park – Cork Trees, Pigeon Houses and Vultures

Fiona Maclean — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:37 +0000

Faia Brava – Discovering Cork and Watching Vultures: In addition to prehistoric rock carvings covered elsewhere on London-Unattached, the Foz Côa valley is home to a large private natural park, Faia Brava. It was our destination for ‘hiking and bird-watching’ guided by two of the biologists working at the park. Bereft of my stilettos, wearing [...]

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Chocolate Cake and a 5:2 Diet Meal Plan

Fiona Maclean — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:32:14 +0000

Coming Home to Chocolate Cake Back from a hectic trip around central Portugal, I’m still in recovery mode. My 5:2 diet programme has been on hold while I’ve been travelling and I was very grateful for a couple of lovely samples that were sent to me which were waiting for me. Chesil Smokery has a [...]

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Chocolate and Beer From Green & Black’s for Father’s Day

Fiona Maclean — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:57:57 +0000

A Father’s Day Green & Black’s Giveaway Father’s Day is fast approaching and this year I have a very special giveaway for London-Unattached readers. Green & Black’s have offered one of these very special packs of chocolate bars and beer. All in a neat wicker hamper perfect for those summer picnics…if summer ever appears that [...]

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Quaglino’s Hutch Club Pop-Up

Fiona Maclean — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:26:09 +0000

Cocktails and Alcoholic Popcorn at Quaglino’s Hutch Club: Summer in the City sounds like it is going to be quite a glam affair – especially if you make your way over to Quaglino’s in Mayfair. Quaglino’s Hutch Club will be running from 1st June to 31st August – a glamorous cocktail and jazz club that [...]

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Barbecue Tips for an English Summer

Fiona Maclean — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:27:50 +0000

Hot Tips for a Sizzling Barbecue: Not long ago you may remember I was sent a wonderful barbecue hamper full of tasty meats from Asda to help celebrate the start of summer (and a great bottle of wine). I had a few previous engagements over the bank holiday weekend. And then the weather changed. The [...]

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Foz Côa Archaeological Park – Rock Art

Fiona Maclean — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:50 +0000

A Passion for Portugal – Rock Art in the Foz Côa Valley: We were all tired and despite our expectations of sunshine, the weather was grey and miserable. A flight from London which left at noon followed by a two and a half hour journey in a rather cramped minibus across Portugal left me feeling [...]

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A Fishy 5:2 Diet Recipe – Herring Escabeche

Fiona Maclean — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:58:23 +0000

5:2 Diet Herring Escabeche and how travel influences our food. Making this 5:2 diet dish, I believe, is Karma. Just before I left for Portugal, I was talking with John from Delishfish about the new herring season which starts in June. He was explaining to me that the new herrings, called Maatje in the Netherlands, [...]

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The Great British – British Wine List AND Menu

Fiona Maclean — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:08:07 +0000

Review – The Great British, Mayfair North Audley Street is rather a nice street that runs south from Oxford Street pretty much opposite Selfridges. As you might expect from Mayfair, the road is lined with expensive restaurants. Italian, French, Spanish..and The Great British which looks a little like a pub from the outside but opens [...]

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Central Portugal – Bird Watching, Archaeology and More

Fiona Maclean — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:00:38 +0000

A Passion for Portugal This is the first of a series of posts about my recent short trip to Central Portugal. I’m still reflecting and putting together the photos and stories from our travels around this fascinating and unspoilt area. But, I’m excited and want to share. So this is just a quick photo montage [...]

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Two Chocolate Events to Remember

Fiona Maclean — Sat, 11 May 2013 08:31:26 +0000

Chocolate Tasting, Chocolate Judging and Chocolate Pairing: It’s not often I get invited to TWO events in a week that involve large quantities of chocolate. So, it would seem churlish to decline either event, simply because they both came at once. In any case, the first event was something that piqued my curiosity – and [...]

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