We’ve had a busy week working on our kitchen project this week: what that means is I have been picking out my dream kitchen and appliances, and Andrew has continually reminded me of our limited budget. As I keep telling him, if he thinks I cook well now, imagine how amazing our dinners will be when […]
Eating out
Week 32 – healthy, happy eating
I know, I know – a day late with my planning post again. You can blame a trip to IKEA for that: as anyone who has been to IKEA knows, you cannot just ‘pop in to pick up a few bits’. We came away several hours later with a trolley full of candles, photo frames, […]
A birthday dinner at Morston Hall, Norfolk – review
As you might expect for a foodie like me, a birthday dinner is often a very celebratory occasion, and it gives me the opportunity to treat myself to a lovely dinner, although it doesn’t have to break the budget. Last year I went to Marcus at the Berkeley … the year before that was Joe […]
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The Slug & Lettuce is 30 – review
Chances are if you take a wander along most high streets, you’ll see a Slug & Lettuce pub somewhere – they have 80 bars spread across the UK, and I just discovered that the pub chain has reached its 30th birthday this year. To celebrate, they invited me to my local S&L for a review. […]
Weeks 28 & 29 – birthday in Rome, with Anthony Bourdain’s favourite restaurant
My meal planning hasn’t really been particularly noteworthy over the last two weeks as we have been away for a birthday trip to Rome, and Andrew has also been away for a few days in Wales to continue his birthday celebrations (will they ever end?!). I am just about to leave the house to meet […]
Week 26 – looking forward to the calm before the 40th birthday storm
My birthday celebrations have been brilliant, but carried on longer than expected. This week we have a brief break from birthdays before starting the celebrations for Andrew’s 40th, which will include a birthday party and trip to Rome (mmmm, pasta and tirumisu). I am very much looking forward to a rest as we’ve both felt like […]
G is for Ghana – Sweet Handz
For our most recent Alphabet Adventure, the girls and decided to be brave and truly adventurous and try a cuisine which was unfamiliar to us all – Ghanaian food. We invited our honorary member Jane (who last joined us in Denmark) and booked a table at Sweet Handz in Holloway Road, North London. The restaurant was […]
Weeks 24 & 25 – birthday binging in style
My few regular fans (hi Mum!) may have noticed that I missed last week’s meal plan. This is because I was in no position to type: I was either eating, in a stupor recovering from eating, or listening to live music (whilst eating). Annoyingly I also had to fit in the usual work-related tasks which […]
Week 22 – going out on the pull
Don’t worry, Andrew and I haven’t decided to part ways. My night out on the pull, which is happening on Tuesday, is actually a tug of war at the House of Lords to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. As part of winning Team AXA / AXA IM last year, we’re going back to pull ourselves […]
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Bubba Gumps – an … experience (review)
Bubba Gumps, for those of you who don’t know, is a chain of Forrest Gump themed restaurants. I first came across one at the airport in Cancun, although they are all over the States too, and my brother noticed that one had opened in Piccadilly Circus which he loved the idea of going to, so […]