Friday, July 14, 2006

Al forno, tea and flying fists.

1. A really good lasagne -- the one at the Huntsman, Eridge, is specially recommended.

2. Chai tea with lots of milk -- it's one of the fragrant teas and is redolent with different spices. It has a slightly gingery warmth to it, and milk softens it perfectly.

3. The brawl in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. I also went slack-jawed with wonderment at Davey Jones and his crew -- their sea creature faces are works of art that surprise over and over again.
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