After my two days in Paris I have been struggling to catch up with my sleep, and with my work, so am feeling a little bit stressed. I’ve had the weekend to recover a bit, so am hoping I can crack through with some work this week and get back to feeling under control. Of […]
Week 19 – off to Paris again
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 […]
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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 […]
Foodie penpals – April 2015
Okay, I know I am really late this month with my reveal, but it’s not my fault! My Dutch penpal Mandy was a bit delayed in sending me my parcel (for which she was very apologetic) and I wanted to wait to receive it before I posted an update, and I finally had my box of […]
Week 18 – May the 4th be with you
Happy Star Wars Day! Okay, I am not a Star Wars geek like my brother Jason, but I did grow up watching the original films (and remember a mad hunt around London in the early 80s to try and find the Princess Leah toy … her wearing the white dress and buns was much sought […]
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 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 […]
Cookbook Challenge – Ferran Adria’s The Family Meal: Peas & Ham, Roast Chicken
I was a bit worried that Andrew was being too ambitious when he chose The Family Meal cookbook by Ferran Adria – he of El Bulli fame. The book is called The Family Meal because it focuses on meals cooked for staff at the restaurant as opposed to those cooked for paying guests, which at […]
Chef’s table on Netflix – review
A few days ago I received an email asking if I’d like to review a new series on Netflix called ‘Chef’s Table’. The six episode series is due to launch on 26 April (as with all Netflix series, the whole batch of episodes launches at the same time), but I would be able to access […]
Three ways with Tabasco in a #Funwithflavour challenge
A few years ago, if anyone had ever suggested to me that I would be using Tabasco in a starter, main course AND pudding I would have reminded them that I am weak around chilli, and when I was younger used to find tomato ketchup too spicy. However, times change, and although I am still […]