Well, I say back on the road again … I mean back on the Eurostar again for a couple of days in Paris. I am going to be meeting up with various colleagues from continental Europe, and we’re going to follow our usual tradition of each bringing a food item from our home country for […]
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 […]
Foodie Penpals – January 2015
Hooray, Foodie Penpals is back, after a little Christmas break. I love preparing a parcel each month to send to my penpal, and also love receiving a package of goodies chosen by them, but this month everything ran a bit late as the penpal I was assigned to didn’t get in touch with me, so […]
Week 5 – a whole week at home to look forward to
Working for a French company, I get to travel to our Paris office quite frequently. Whilst I hate having to wake up at 5am to catch the train, and staying in a hotel is boring, I love taking the opportunity to spend time with my French colleagues. But I’ve been travelling a fair bit recently […]
Cookbook Challenge – Wales: Drover’s Pie and Plum & Hazelnut Cobbler
I know I this is only my third Cookbook Challenge, but so far it has achieved exactly what I had hoped – taking me away from my comfort zone cookbooks and helping me to discover fantastic new recipes which I’d probably not bother with ordinarily. You might not expect these unsophisticated Welsh dishes to engender […]
Week 4 – converting the French to British food
Who says the French don’t like British food eh? I have yet to meet a French person who hasn’t wanted to try some of our traditional British dishes, although I admit I was dubious about the success of my menu for last Wednesday night: Haggis, neeps and tatties to taste Welsh rarebit Toad in the hole […]
Cookbook Challenge – Vietnam: Salt & Pepper Prawns and Beef Noodle Soup
For my second Cookbook Challenge, Andrew chose one of my favourite (but not well used) cookbooks: The Food of Vietnam, by Luke Nguyen. I have a couple of books by him, and they are great to read as they have collections of recipes by region, so you feel like you are travelling around Vietnam with […]
Week 3 – ferrero rocher 1, Tracy 0
The best thing I can say about the ferrero rocher is that they are gone. Admittedly in my tummy and not in the bin, but they’re not singing to me any more. Mmmmm, they were delicious though. Note to self: don’t buy anything made with Nutella until I have learnt self control. As you can see […]
Cookbook Challenge – Mexico: Sopa de Lima and Slow Cooked Pibil Pork
For my first cookbook challenge of 2015 (ever, in fact!) Andrew picked the Mexican book he bought me for Christmas: ‘Mexico: the cookbook‘ by Margarita Carrillo Arronte. It’s a beautiful looking book with a vibrant pink and orange cover; and a serious one too: interspersed with occasional images (only one in every ten recipes has a […]
What I tried recently – Welsh milkshake, Mango Lassi and Gluten Free bagels – review
Sometimes I am lucky enough to be sent products to review, or I go to events and hear about new products. It’s great fun, and I am very lucky to have this experience. Over the last couple of months I have received the following goodies to share with you. Daioni milkshakes Unusual name? Yes, I thought […]