Quick recipe – chicken stock
Now stock for most people conjures up images of crumbling Oxo cubes into a simmering pan. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with using ready made stock cubes most of the time its great to have some stock in the freezer and chicken stock is stupidly easy to make. Once you have it in your freezer its great to have in reserve to make stews … Continue reading Quick recipe – chicken stock
Mussel and Steak Bar Edinburgh
I was lucky enough to have a weekend away in Edinburgh with J this weekend. I actually had the best time, good food and sightseeing is a pretty perfect way to spend a 5 year anniversary. Armed with several restaurant recommendations we actually chose our first restaurant due to its vicinity to our apartment (flurries of snow were coming down and it was too cold … Continue reading Mussel and Steak Bar Edinburgh
Menorcan Cuisine
So I think I planned this post months ago after J and my holiday to Menorca. As well as being a completely beautiful place to visit I was surprised about the high quality of the food, especially seafood. I really shouldn’t have been; given that Menorca is pretty famous for its lobster stew. While we did consume a LOT of Spanish style dishes we were … Continue reading Menorcan Cuisine
Another trip to So!
I paid a second visit to So! a few weeks ago when my friend Jo came to stay. Its fast becoming a favourite of mine as it has tasty food, a chilled out atmosphere, and its reasonably priced. I suggested So! as I knew the quality of food was good and there is a variety of dishes on the menu (naturally, when you want your … Continue reading Another trip to So!
Bar and Grill Harrogate – Private dining fun
One of my little cousins (well not so little as he’s now 21 and has been towering over me since he was 13) celebrated his 21st birthday this New Years Eve. As my family love to celebrate special occasions by eating lovely food my Aunt and Uncle organised a pre birthday meal after Christmas at Bar and Grill in Harrogate. (Apologies for the late blogging, … Continue reading Bar and Grill Harrogate – Private dining fun
What do you do when you’re supposed to blog about food but can’t cook? Answer: go nuts doing crafts…
So this weekend was supposed to be a nice chill out weekend with my boyfriend doing Christmas things and making some form of baked good to blog about while he worked Saturday night. Well that plan fell through due to a sickness bug that left me exhausted. In addition to this I didn’t want to infect my boyfriend, his housemates or any poor unfortunate who … Continue reading What do you do when you’re supposed to blog about food but can’t cook? Answer: go nuts doing crafts…
I need a wok! Sticky ginger and lime seafood
I’m on a bit of a Christmas healthy eating/exercise kick. To be honest it’s not proving that difficult, just involves limiting treats and making myself go to the gym, otherwise it’s just adventures in healthy cooking. Now tonight I stayed a little later than usual at work and then went to the gym straight from work. Now this pretty dull tale sets the scene. I … Continue reading I need a wok! Sticky ginger and lime seafood
Halowe’en baking geniosity (Disclaimer – I did not do the baking)
Well ladies and gentlemen, as one of my friends would say, I have been riding the sugar wave today. Aside from the tiffin made in the previous post I have eaten a large amount of treats I bought for trick or treaters that never appeared and cake. Possibly the mostly beautiful and gory Hallowe’en cakes I have ever seen. These babies were made by my … Continue reading Halowe’en baking geniosity (Disclaimer – I did not do the baking)
So its Hallowe’en tomorrow and you forgot to make treats…..easy tiffin
So I don’t know if this is strictly what you’d call tiffin, but I really don’t think there are any hard and fast rules when it comes to crushing up digestives and adding melted chocolate. This is a very easy recipe that, while it’s not the prettiest Hallowe’en treat, will win you many friends when you produce it. Plus there’s only a little bit of … Continue reading So its Hallowe’en tomorrow and you forgot to make treats…..easy tiffin
Slow cooked lamb stew
Stew is like a hug when you drive through some fog home on a dark night (which is incidentally how I spent my 15 minute drive home from the gym after work). Especially when its been in the slow cooker for nearly 12 hours and the meat just breaks apart….. Anyway, I’d say if you’re not altogether confident in your cooking abilities but want to … Continue reading Slow cooked lamb stew
The Bunfight 