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1 cup olive oil
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced extremely fine
handful curly parsley, finely chopped
juice of half lemon
1 little hot red pepper, finely minced
1/2 tsp dried oregano, thyme or marjoram (or a bit less if fresh)
pinch salt

Mix all these ingredients together and set aside. Toss lettuce leaves together and throw tomatoes on top. Just before serving, pour as much dressing as you would like, but not to soaking point. Save the rest for tomorrow night.

Goodness, it smells good in this house.

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What part of living blissfully in New York and owning an art gallery didn’t work for me? Well, the part that was transferred to London with my husband’s job… Seven years later, here we are, and I am deliriously content to live in the second greatest city in the world (first? second?), cooking, eating, bellringing, watching our remarkable daughter bring herself up in style, and describing it all here, for posterity.
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