23 Oct Breakfast in bed – bagels with spicy, chive scrambled eggs
Posted at 18:56h in Uncategorized
Because I'm worth it. And so are you...
21 Oct Warming wild rabbit stew/soup
Posted at 22:00h in Uncategorized
Vegetarians look away now - it's shooting season in the UK and the butcher shops are full of pheasant, partridge, grouse and wild rabbit. I am typing this while eating a delicious rabbit and spinach stew/soup (depending on how you look at it), the recipe for which I would...
17 Oct Apricotina with almond stuffing
Posted at 22:39h in Uncategorized
I don't know if you've heard, but I am trying not to eat (processed) sugar. It's become a bit of an ongoing joke at work, because I blatantly do still eat it. The point is, I am trying. I definitely don't eat it every day now. You...
15 Oct Herrings in prune sauce and the secret of happiness
Posted at 19:03h in Uncategorized
I've been incredibly busy recently. I have so many projects going on outside of my full time job, that everyone keeps saying to me "you must be really tired". The truth is that I'm really not. I feel like I've stumbled upon a secret -...
10 Oct Honey, date and walnut flapjacks, sugarfree
Posted at 20:18h in Uncategorized
You may be wondering what's going on with all the flapjack recipes recently. The truth is, since I liberated myself from the maple and sesame flapjack, there's been a bit of an oaty orgy going on at my house. So here were are - another brilliant...
07 Oct Germain in Paris
Posted at 19:28h in Uncategorized
I had another one of my impromptu Paris trips this week, to see an old friend, and would like to recommend a restaurant (which was recommended to us) even though it is a little on the pricey side. The whole of Paris appears to be...
02 Oct 3-in-1 review: Corner Room, Bonnington Cafe and Ephesus
Posted at 00:44h in Uncategorized
A heat-wave's hit London, so I've been eating out a lot recently. When it's boiling hot here, everyone goes out. The thing is, if London was sunny and warm the whole time, it just wouldn't be London. But when it is...
27 Sep Baby courgettes, with flowers, in chickpea and beer batter
Posted at 20:27h in Uncategorized
Talking of being the least green fingered person you're ever likely to meet, I tried to move some courgette leaves off the grass the other day and completely pulled out the whole bunch, with roots and everything. I don't know how it happened. Either I'm superwoman, or...
25 Sep Moroccan mint tea
Posted at 13:51h in Uncategorized
If any of my neighbours looked out of the window this morning and saw me kicking the door of my shed, they'd be forgiven for thinking that I don't particularly enjoy gardening. They would, however, be wrong. Despite my momentary anger at the shed door,...
20 Sep Sugar-free coconut and apricot flapjacks
Posted at 18:33h in Uncategorized
When you've had the best flapjacks in the world, it's hard to then try a different recipe. There's such a massive risk of disappointment. And it feels a bit like cheating. Even though you know that the maple flapjacks will always take you back with...