Tag Archives: competition

Chocolate cheesecake recipe wins national award (Rousse)

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Dreamaticus

Hidden on the back page amongst stories of minor sporting triumphs, and presented in a tiny font, I read the most exciting news. My friend DT was the overall winner of the UK chocolate cheesecake championship!

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French chef fails to impress (Belle)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

In a scene reminiscent of Oliver Twist, the three contestants carried their bowls of French onion soup towards the top table. The famous chef make a pronouncement: “This is the soup any British housewife should be able to make”. Although … Continue reading →

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A dog’s dinner (Belle)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The kindly examiner took me to one side to give me some advice.  If I was ever to become a leading competitive dinner host, I would have to learn the difference between Jack Russell terriers and Brussel sprouts.

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Career highs and fashion lows (Rousse)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The careers of all my friends were taking off big-time. DT was now a renowned social media expert, NP an internationally acknowledged poet, and JW a retail queen who administered her empire from her babywear shop in Stockbridge. I was … Continue reading →

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JK Rowling’s cot death charity competition and the Scottish slave trade (Rousse)

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I chased my north Northumbrian cousins through the corridors Scooby Doo style as a strategy to keep them entertained while were waiting for the main event. Then the word came that the real fun was about to start. We gathered … Continue reading →

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Brutal BBC boxing match and a black-eyed avatar (Rousse)

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The finalists of BBC Scotland’s Sports Personality of the Year limbered up for the last round in Edinburgh, jogging up and down Cathedral Lane between the Paolozzi sculptures and the St James Centre. While EMc and I watched the preparation … Continue reading →

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Belle is a creative failure – but honest

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was showing a friend around the church when I found an orange chequebook on a wooden bench and went off to hand it in. A man in a suit handed me a bunch of keys and asked me to … Continue reading →

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Belle competes with grain

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was taking part in an international sandwich competition and didn’t know what to do with the grain. My life depended on it.

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Belle wins trip to Disneyland

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Dreamaticus

I was a contestant on a quiz show with two really stupid men. They couldn’t for the life of them get the answer ‘macarooned’ even though I gave them all the clues I could. I really didn’t want to win … Continue reading →

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