To die in the name of food seems very extreme, but thats what poor Kokos tis Kakas did trying to deliver the "first ever batch of halloumi to reach the United States". I was looking for halloumi because it was mentioned in a recipie my other half decided had to be made for friends coming over for lunch. Most people would choose a safe, tried and tested recipie to entertain but that never happens in our house, so my part in the preparation was to find out exactly what halloumi was. It was quite fun really. I hadn't realised what I had been missing out on. Lots of web sites had recipies and of course I drifted from there into thoughts of sun, sand, sea and summer holidays in Cyprus.
I haven't been there yet but perhaps this will be the year. Meanwhile, back to the lunch preparations, house tidying, shopping, commis chef duties. Perhaps I understand how poor Kokos tis Kakas felt.

The Turner collection is now online. When I tried the link the Tate Gallery site was not available but hopefully you should be able to access it with perserverence and I can only assume that the volume of traffic has caused an overload.

Every year I try to make an annual visit to the National Gallery of Scotland to see the The Vaughan Bequest of Turner Watercolours This exhibition is only held for the month of January, traditionally to protect the delicate colours of the paintings. If you have never been it is worth a visit. But in memory of Kokos tis Kakas I've posted an image of Turner's "Rain, steam and speed".