Yes, I am indeed off to Paris again – just for a couple of days of meetings for work: I literally won’t have any time to spare as I am booked solid with meetings, so I am sure the time will fly. Then my Mum is visiting on Wednesday and wants to try courgettini (courgette […]
Eating out
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An evening of Indian food with food bloogers at Gaylord – review
Thanks to Zomato, not only do I have a handy little app which allows me to search for restaurants and read honest reviews from customers, but I also get invited out to lovely restaurants with fellow food bloggers for their Zomato meet-ups. I have been to Bierschenke and Ink, and also had vouchers for Whyte […]
F is for France – Cigalon
Oh yes, Alphabet Adventures is back. Charlotte’s lovely baby Henry is a year old now – wowsers – and she is back at work, making it a little bit easier for us all to meet up. Actually, we met up for our F meal in February, but I have only just found the time to write […]
Week 16 – pizza, curry, a slap-up meal with the Canadians and Star Wars
This week has truly been a week of delicious food, despite almost all my plans going to pot. I started the week properly with beef curry and brown rice as planned, cooked as my plumber started working on the installation of a new boiler. I had forgotten that not having hot water extended to the […]
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Viva – Barcelona
When I went to Barcelona in March 2010 it was pre-blogging days, and so I never wrote about the lovely experience of this gem in Catalonia. Then recently I had the chance to work with the Catalunya tourist board – they were offering bottles of Catalonian wine to bloggers who had visited the area and […]
Week 14 – did somebody mention CHOCOLATE? And a trip to La Patisserie des Reves
Well, I am pleased to say that Andrew wisely listened to my pleads (demands) and bought me a lovely – and huge – Cocoa Loco egg again this year, so I’ll be munching on chocolate for a few weeks (even I can’t get through 1.2kg of delicious rich chocolate that quickly). Of course that means […]
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 […]
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 […]
Week 7 – out for dinner, making chocolate, and some continental treats
Well, I am going to be in the UK all of this week, but I have quite a few things planned, including a couple of lovely meals out with friends. I’ll be out on Tuesday night with Emma at Trullo restaurant in Highbury (I can never resist checking out the menu, and the pork chop […]
What’s in my shopping basket?
Did you see the news recently about how the inflation shopping basket has changed over time? This is the notional ‘shopping basket’ which is used to calculate the cost of inflation. Personally I don’t pay an awful lot of attention to how much each item in my virtual basket costs … I shop online and so […]