Who says the French don’t like British food eh? I have yet to meet a French person who hasn’t wanted to try some of our traditional British dishes, although I admit I was dubious about the success of my menu for last Wednesday night: Haggis, neeps and tatties to taste Welsh rarebit Toad in the hole […]
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Cookbook Challenge – Vietnam: Salt & Pepper Prawns and Beef Noodle Soup
For my second Cookbook Challenge, Andrew chose one of my favourite (but not well used) cookbooks: The Food of Vietnam, by Luke Nguyen. I have a couple of books by him, and they are great to read as they have collections of recipes by region, so you feel like you are travelling around Vietnam with […]
Week 3 – ferrero rocher 1, Tracy 0
The best thing I can say about the ferrero rocher is that they are gone. Admittedly in my tummy and not in the bin, but they’re not singing to me any more. Mmmmm, they were delicious though. Note to self: don’t buy anything made with Nutella until I have learnt self control. As you can see […]
Cookbook Challenge – Mexico: Sopa de Lima and Slow Cooked Pibil Pork
For my first cookbook challenge of 2015 (ever, in fact!) Andrew picked the Mexican book he bought me for Christmas: ‘Mexico: the cookbook‘ by Margarita Carrillo Arronte. It’s a beautiful looking book with a vibrant pink and orange cover; and a serious one too: interspersed with occasional images (only one in every ten recipes has a […]
Week 2 – still hungry, still trying to ignore the Ferrero Rocher …
The box of Ferrero Rocher I bought for Christmas is still singing to me, but I am trying to ignore it as I won’t just eat one – I’ll eat them all. I know they are desperately unfashionable chocolates, but I adore them. Creamy Nutella and crunchy nutty coating – delicious. I’ll open the box once […]
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Tres bien New Year meals in Paris – friends, food and flambee
I actually wrote this post last weekend, and planned to publish it today. During the week we have seen the awful terrorist attacks in Paris which have shocked us all, and it prompted me to add an extra note before publishing. I love Paris: working for a French company, having lots of French friends, and […]
My blogging new year’s resolutions for 2015
I write this blog because I love talking about food, and I am so proud of the fact that some of you like reading about it as well. I have had some wonderful experiences thanks to It’s not easy being greedy, and here I am, over 2 years after starting the blog, still finding things […]
Week 1 – a healthy start to 2015
Well, I know I am going to be STARVING hungry this week, as my body tries to re-adapt to a regular diet, instead of the festive ‘eat and drink anything you like’ diet. So, taking my own advice, I have planned my meals for the rest of this week. I love planning what I am going […]
Some healthy eating tips for 2015
I am no saint when it comes to food. The title of this blog is It’s not easy being greedy for a reason. I am greedy and it’s not easy … but it’s bloody good fun. However, after a December of over-indulging, I doubt I am the only person to be saying to myself “okay, […]
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Popcorn ice cream sandwich with caramel sauce
Doesn’t that sound like such an amazing dessert? I thought so when I saw it on a menu the other night, and couldn’t resist ordering it. We’d gone to The Elk in the Woods in Islington to meet friends who are back in London from Australia for Christmas, and I had already drunk more than a […]