I may have mentioned before (once or twice) that I am quite a fan of chocolate. I really like Hotel Chocolat (and think that because it is quite expensive I won’t inhale it so quickly as ‘normal’ chocolate, although that doesn’t always work) but I also love the usual brands you can find in the […]
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Celebrating US Independence Day with chocolate Coca-Cola cake
When you are making something to celebrate US Independence Day on 4 July, you can’t go too far wrong than making something which involves coca-cola, the brand that apparently created the red and white Santa Clause we know today. Personally, I have never been a fan of fizzy drinks – it’s one of the few […]
Creamy chicken orzo and mini victoria sponges
When I recently visited my lovely friend Charlotte (recently a new mum to the beautiful Henry, and one of my Alphabet Adventures buddies), her mum Jill made us a gorgeous dinner of creamy orzo pasta with chicken, followed by a lemon fudge cheesecake. Jo, the third in our AA trio, was also there and we had a […]
Happy birthday to me – Nutella cheesecake
It was my birthday on Sunday, hence the peace and quiet from this neck of the woods over the weekend. I have managed to stretch out the celebrations to well over a week, starting with a visit from my mum last Wednesday where I cooked her a great chicken, asparagus and orzo pasta recipe … […]
My favourite pudding ever at Berners Tavern (review)
I am a big fan of the chef Jason Atherton. I first came across him in an early series of the Great British Menu, and was struck by how quiet and calm he was, especially considering he is a protegee of the sweary, shouty Gordon Ramsay. He was then head chef at Maze, part of […]
Foodie penpals – May 2014
Whoops – I am late again with my Foodie Penpal post. Last month I blamed the kitchen refurbishment, this month I blame the bathroom refurbishment! Next month I promise I’ll be sharing my post in a timely fashion! It’s not that the bathroom refurbishment is as disruptive as the kitchen one: but it is dirtier. […]
Meal planning Monday – 19 May 2014
Very, very, very much enjoying my new kitchen. Although I won’t have too many opportunities to cook in it this week. I am out on Monday and Wednesday to a new ‘gastronomic social hub’ – Jenius Social. It’s the brainchild of an old colleague – Jen, and I can’t wait to see what she has […]
Cream tea at Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium, and dinner at Song Que – review
When I heard that a cat cafe was going to open in London, it’s fair to say that I was more than a little bit excited. Cats and food are two of my favourite things, and whilst most people will agree they don’t go together fantastically well, I was still looking forward to a visit […]
Meal planning Monday – 12 May 2014
I have a kitchen again! I HAVE A KITCHEN AGAIN! Okay, there are a few bits of snagging still to do, and half of my kitchen ‘things’ are still in the living room, but we’re getting closer to the end of that tunnel. It’s been coming up to three weeks of refurbishment and I was […]
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Homemade chocolate digestives
One word: amazing. You MUST make these, and you will never buy a packet from the supermarket again. They are well worth the (not very much) effort. As you might expect from my many recent posts about the state of my kitchen, I actually made these a few weeks ago. I saw the recipe on […]