Weeks 39 & 40 – recovering from Las Vegas

I didn’t get a chance to write my meal plan last week, as I was jetting back from Las Vegas, where Andrew and I (finally) finished celebrating his 40th birthday. There wasn’t much to the meal plan anyway, except lots of fruit and vegetables to try and counteract some of the damage caused by my […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 23 – birthday countdown

On Monday 15th June I’ll be celebrating my 39th birthday, which is quite exciting, especially as this time next week I’ll be starting my celebrations by having dinner care of Galton Blackiston and his crew at Morston Hall in Norfolk. I need to make the most of the festivities you see, as it’s Andrew’s 40th […]

Week 17 – piling on the pounds in Poland, yum yum

We were on holiday in Krakow in Poland last week, arriving back in the early hours of this morning, so I spent the week eating Polish goodies and drinking Polish beer and dangerously alcoholic spirits. Although I was keen to try Polish food, I admit I wasn’t expecting anything special: stodge, lots of meat, rustic […]