Foil baked cod with prosciutto, sundried tomatoes and goats cheese
So you know sometimes you’re just hankering after something but you can’t quite decide what it is? For days I have been craving something light and savoury but also meaty. Then somebody (I forget who) mentioned that they like cod wrapped in parma ham and I immediately started wanting it. I adapted the recipe to my own tastes and this is what I came up … Continue reading Foil baked cod with prosciutto, sundried tomatoes and goats cheese
How to get the perfect Victoria Sandwich – every time
Now, I am fully and completely aware that nearly everyone who reads this blog is interested in food; and therefore can make a pretty decent Victoria sandwich. In this post I do not plan to “reinvent the wheel” but it’s just a way to show you how you can make a decent Victoria sandwich with doesn’t dry out, has a good consistency, always rises nicely … Continue reading How to get the perfect Victoria Sandwich – every time
Birthday afternoon tea at Opus Reserve bar, Radisson Blu Edwardian, Manchester
So, as I think I mentioned it was my birthday on Monday. It was also a bank holiday and once again I applaud my parents for managing to have me at the beginning of May near to a bank holiday weekend. I mean, it is pretty amazing that I rarely ever had to go to school on my birthday. Anyway, my parents, J and I … Continue reading Birthday afternoon tea at Opus Reserve bar, Radisson Blu Edwardian, Manchester
Jinnah – Harrogate
So it was my birthday yesterday. Somehow I ended up doing rather a lot of things to celebrate reaching my quarter century. This involved two of my friends visiting me in Harrogate for the first time. We ended up eating out rather a lot and also visiting the Turkish baths. (Now the Turkish baths are well worth a visit, we left feeling amazingly relaxed and … Continue reading Jinnah – Harrogate
Easy ratatouille
Now, first of all I would like to offer an apology to my father in this post. He makes pretty epic ratatouille and I didn’t actually get chance to ask him how he makes his. Anyway, ratatouille is a pretty amazing way of eating a lot of vegetables in one meal. As with nearly all tomato based sauces the flavour develops over time so the … Continue reading Easy ratatouille
Vivido – Harrogate
So tonight my friends and I decided to have a casual meal out and a catch up after work. We actually do all work in the same place, but it gets busy and its nice to spend quality time together outside of work. My friend DC suggested Vivido as it has a decent early bird menu and she’d heard some good reviews. Inside Vivido is … Continue reading Vivido – Harrogate
Crab, tomato and chilli linguine with green beans
Now, occasionally on a late Sunday I wander round M&S browsing for teatime inspiration. This Sunday proved fruitful as I managed to find some very reasonably priced crab meat and vine ripened tomatoes. Thus, I decided to make crab linguine using another few ingredients I happened to have in. Fortunately, this turned out really nicely. Its light and perfect for a summer evening as it … Continue reading Crab, tomato and chilli linguine with green beans
One pot king prawn, rice and chorizo
I love chorizo and I’ll be honest, I bought the chorizo I used in this to put in a chilli Miss S and I made earlier in the week. (Chorizo in a chilli? Amazing!) Now, I wouldn’t exactly say this was a risotto and from my limited paella knowledge I wouldn’t say it was one of those either, but it is tasty. It’s also colourful … Continue reading One pot king prawn, rice and chorizo
Easy midweek meal idea – Vegan style (Courgette stuffed mushroom with pine nuts)
Well, that was a long title for a blog post, now wasn’t it? Once again I have dipped a toe into the (frankly massive) world of vegetarian and vegan cookery. This week I have kept it simple and tasty. Any die hard carnivores can rest assured that this recipe can also work as a side for steak, lamb chops or grilled chicken. It started out … Continue reading Easy midweek meal idea – Vegan style (Courgette stuffed mushroom with pine nuts)
Mussels in a white wine sauce
Now buying live mussels was a Thursday night whim when I saw the bags at my local Asda fish counter. Now I do love seafood, and anyone has read a few of my posts knows this. However, I have never made mussels from scratch as it seemed mega daunting so I always opted to buy the ones that are ready cooked and need heating. Now … Continue reading Mussels in a white wine sauce
The Bunfight 