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 […]
Meal planning Monday – 2 June 2014
Another short post this week as I am barely going to be at home so can’t really plan my meals. I have defrosted some beef mince for dinner tonight – not sure yet what I’ll be making but I am thinking of stuffed peppers. Then on Tuesday I have somehow volunteered myself for the Macmillan […]
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 – 26 May 2014
So, the kitchen is finished. I have bored you all to tears with my tales of woe whilst I was unable to use it due to renovations, but it’s back, I survived, and am looking forward to doing some cooking for the week later on today. But, next we move on to the bathroom: unfortunately […]
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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Steaks at Hawksmoor – nice but expensive
Firstly, excuse the dark photos on this post … I didn’t want to disturb fellow diners and use my flash, so consequently you can’t see much on each piccie! Secondly, I love steak. I don’t eat a huge amount of red meat … I don’t think … I try not to anyway, as it has […]
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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 […]
Foodie penpals – April 2014
Whoops, I am late with this month’s foodie penpal instalment, and I certainly can’t blame the lovely Kate for that one, as she sent me a beautiful box of goodies last week which I have been munching my way through. Nope, once again I have to blame the kitchen (or lack of) which is making […]