Ingredients Directions Peel and finely chop the onions and set aside. Yellow onions are best for this recipe, but if you prefer your soup slightly […]
Life
This is 26
Normally I hate reminders that I’m getting older, and I have been dreading 26 for a while. On my boyfriend’s thirty first birthday last year, […]
Books
Christmas Reads
Whenever exams are upon me I have to fight the urge to curl up with a book and escape from the drudgery of studying. Well, […]
Fun Stuff
Will the Real Tutankhamun Please Stand Up
A queen shuffles silently behind her husband’s funeral procession. She keeps her eyes downcast to avoid the glare of the midday sun reflecting off the […]
Fun Stuff
Howard Carter’s Magnificent Discovery
Howard Carter chipped a small hole in a smooth plaster wall. His hands shook as he made the initial dent with his chisel, and the […]
Food & Wine
Cheers to the Holidays with Homemade Eggnog
I don’t know about you, but I consider eggnog the perfect Christmastime drink, and once you’ve had the homemade variety, you’ll never want to go […]
Life
A Note on Shakespeare Purism
“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” What if Juliet wasn’t the only girl who uttered these words? Rosaline transforms tragedy into comedy and puts a […]
Books
My Fall Reading List
The good weather is now behind us and so are some amazing summer reads. A story that leaves you with a feeling that your still-beating […]
Life
Confessions of a Solo Adventurer
I’ll never forget the day I packed a suitcase full of winter woollies and told my parents “buh-bye” as I boarded a plane to Iceland, […]