I think last week I was still scarred by the custard cream spread incident (a reminder of my shame here), and I didn’t find it difficult to stick to a week of deliciously healthy menus. Taking advantage of the weather, which had turned cold again, I ate stews, soups and jacket sweet potatoes, plus my […]
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Cookbook Challenge – The Hairy Bikers: duck massaman curry
I find I can’t watch The Hairy Bikers now without thinking of Keith Lemon’s The Hairy Lairy Bikers, where they give the finger to everything and anything as they drive around on their little scooters. I can’t really imagine those cheeky, chirpy northerners being chippy in real life, but the sketch is very funny. Anyway, […]
Cookbook Challenge – James Martin: Lancashire hotpot and apple pie
I have been thoroughly enjoying these Cookbook Challenges, where Andrew chooses a cookbook each week (and usually a recipe) so that I can finally make use of the hundreds of cookbooks I own and rarely use. But I am struggling to write up each recipe straight away, and so I really need to be a […]
Week 11 – and a custard cream spread ‘incident’
Okay, let’s get the confessions out of the way first. This happened: I am not proud, but in my defence I had come down with a cold at the start of last week, and was stuck at home waiting for my new sofas to be delivered. I was […]
Happy Mother’s Day from ‘It’s not easy being greedy’!
Regular followers of It’s not easy being greedy will have seen that my dear mother features quite regularly on these pages. It’s from her that I learnt to cook (and learned not to burn things as regularly as her!) and I think it’s fair to say that I inherited my greediness from her too. We […]
Week 10 – out and about again
Actually, it’s not me who is out and about so much this week – it’s Andrew’s turn, but there’s no point in me cooking big dinners when I am home alone otherwise, well … I’d eat them! And poor Andrew’s not just going out partying, but he will be working quite long hours this week, so […]
Cookbook challenge – The Magpie Cookbook: beer battered prawns, cod with an anchovy crust and dauphinoise potatoes
So much lovely food, so little time! Despite not posting about my Cookbook Challenge for a couple of weeks, rest assured I have been making a recipe (at least one!) from one of my cookbooks – chosen by Andrew – each week. A few weeks ago, that cookbook was The Magpie Cafe cookbook, which I […]
Week 9 – and almost a whole week of cooking to come
I started off this week with a pretty full-on day in the kitchen. To celebrate St David’s Day I made Glamorgan sausages for dinner (recipe to follow) and Welsh cakes (recipe here if you fancy making them). I made a double batch of Welsh cakes so that I can take them into work and educate […]
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi crempogs or St David’s Day pancakes
I am writing this post as Andrew screams at the television, urging Wales to beat France at their Six Nations rugby match*. At times like this, I am not so fond of having a Welsh boyfriend, but I suppose a footie-loving partner would be worse – at least rugby doesn’t seem to be on the […]
Week 8 – and no cooking for me
This week’s post is going to be mercifully short as I am going to be out for dinner for most of the week, so there isn’t going to be too much cooking going on. This follows on from last week’s series of nights out too. Of course I am enjoying it (my bank balance is […]