COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE BY ANASTASIA CHOO Ingredients Olive oil12 chicken thighs and drumsticks2 red peppers, sliced200g chorizo, cut into small chunks1 large onion, roughly chopped4 cloves of garlic, crushed2 tbsp hot smoked paprika1 tsp chilli flakes3 litres chicken stock375g paella riceFlat leaf parsley chopped to make 2 tbsp1 lemon, halved Method Heat oven to 180C/fan…
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Boots Sorry For What?
COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE BY AMELIA CROSBY It was revealed last week that Boots, the largest high street pharmacy in the UK, is selling emergency contraceptive medication at four times the cost price and had refused requests to join a nationwide initiative to cease profiting financially in this way. It started when the British Pregnancy Advisory…
Ways to Soothe Sunburn
COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE BY ANASTASIA CHOO As most of us basked in the hot sunny weather that hit our shores over the weekend, let’s be honest, how many of us remembered to apply sun screen? The Met Office has issued a Level Three Heatwave warning which will remain in place until Thursday this week as…
James Bond Martini
COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE Ingredients: 3 ozgin1 ozvodka1/2 ozLillet Blanc wine / Cocchi Americano Instructions: Pour the gin, vodka and Lillet blanc Cocchi into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Shake well, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon, and serve. View original post
To Love and Forgive by Nayveth Vizcaya
To love and forgive, even with a broken heart, it takes time to master.
The power of love and the irony and mystery of life…
Hong Kong 20 Years On
COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE BY ANASTASIA CHOO The 1st of July marks the 20th Anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain back to its motherland, China. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has organised an array of celebrations to run on the theme of “Together, Progress, Opportunity.” The $640 million HK dollars taxpayer funded…
Shakespeare’s Multi-Dimensional Use of Love by Ellie Kyrkopoulou
William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) is considered one of the leading figures in world literature, one of the greatest playwrights and poets. His works have been translated into many languages and he managed to handle with absolute virtuosity comedy, drama and tragedy. His works were inspired by a deep understanding of human nature and remain relevant today.
A recurrent theme used in Shakespeare’s work is his multi-dimensional view of love. Here Ellie Kyrkopoulou compares in Greek the huge difference between the lovers in Romeo & Juliet and Cleopatra & Antony. Ellie highlights how he captured superficial, fickle, romantic, and familial love between two teenagers whereas in Antony & Cleopatra, the love between two mature adults is entwined with reason, political power, allegiance, and tyranny.
Romeo and Juliet are two innocent children destroyed by a world that was never built. Antony and Cleopatra built the world which eventually destroyed them…
Keep it Elevated by Dominic Wightman
Keep it Elevated By Dominic Wightman Four weeks ago today I went into hospital for a spot of leg carpentry. An osteotomy. My right knee was suffering after twenty years without an anterior cruciate ligament following a rugby injury. I needed my weight line balance redirected onto a separate part of my knee, where arthritis…
Dim Sum Diaries 