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My favourite pasta dish! Ever!!

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I just love Putanessca.... and it's so easy to make. Takes just few mins of your time, and if I can do it, you can do it!!  So first of all fun fact, Putanessca means prostitute in Italian. So we will be learning a prostitute pasta. The ingredients can be found in average Italian fridge and they cheap and cooking legend has it that ladies of the night used to have it before going out because it is rather nutritious.  So here is what you will need for the sauce Anchovies (I normally put 2 little filets in, or more if you want more flavour) Black olives (take the stone out, or get pitted, chopped) Apparently however the ones with stones in are more flavoursome, but hey I get like a medium size jar for only 59p.. don't judge me. Garlic (I love garlic, so I used two cloves just for me) minced Capers (brine-y goodness) Tomatoes (cherry, plum, or whatever, it's rustic, and besides we don't know what that prostitute has in her fridge) Chilli Flakes (gives t...

Trip to Grey Capital...

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Perks of working for a large hotel chain is that you can stay somewhere nice for cheap!:) Yay! We stayed in lovely 4* in Kensington area of London.  Shame about the weather really, our event we went to was in Kensington Roof Gardens .  One amazing location.... Really really stunning, but rain and cold and wind really interfere with the party....  But first things first... I went to V&A. I like taking bump into museums, makes me feel all super mummy worried about eduction of my mini me from the very start... or, some of you might think I'm just crazy!  One of few things I miss about living in London is the museums!!  Main reason to go to V&A was to see The Glamour Of Italian Fashion exhibit.... Many reasons to see that, Elizabeth Taylor jewels from Bvlgari, Gucci vintage, Italian Glamour.... My friend Olga who is currently lives in Milano says that Italians are just so pro fashion and so much glamour in them. Unlike whe...